Hmmm... a little concerned. Currently I do hoop for things I am embroidering and do mostly stab stitching in order to protect the joints in the base of my thumbs, arthritis ya know (comes with age for some of us). I will have to try some sample blocks before June. I do have an embroidery machine so I could change styles if need be.
Leslie, there seems to be plenty to do in order to get prepped to work on this so IMHO you are not encouraging us to begin early but rather helping us to consider the myriad of choices that are entailed in this project. Thanks. I, for one, really appreciate your heads up help. :-D
PS: Lesley, you have been sew patient with me mispelling your name every single time I write it in a post. LindaAnn