#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - Z

All the Z countries and territories.

Zambia
Zimbabwe
J: Iran > Los Angeles > Zoo [Zimbabwe safari]
How did he get there?
Original answers:

The Zoo?

Back on "I" Day, I asked for "Zoo" suggestions from my readers.
Some of the responses:

As for your zoo question: does it need to start with a J? In that case I'd suggest to skip the zoo. Fly to Johannesburg, South Africa, drive 4-5 hours towards Kruger park and meet the Big Five and lots of other beautiful animals! -- Part-time Working Hockey Mom

On Facebook:

I made the editorial decision to send J on a photo safari in Zimbabwe. So much better than the zoo, right? A fitting end to my A-Z Stitching the World tour.

I'll be doing one more wrap-up post sometime in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - Y

There is only one Y country:

Yemen
Nobody went there.
That is all for today.

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - X

There are no X countries.

There are, however three Xtraterrestrial journeys, and I stitched 2/3:
Jim: Florida > Los Angeles > Mars
Paul: Boston MA > LA > Mars
x: The Moon (can't find the info for this one. ARGH!)

I'm going to walk you through some of my process on getting to Mars.
I cogitated upon how to "stitch" this journey as I stitched other journeys.
Do I sew on a covered button? Cover a button with embroidery floss?
Have said button dangle off the bottom?
Both of the Mars Men were "now" [leg two of journey] in LA, and I started stitching their third paths down to the bottom hem.

I settled upon the idea of making a pom pom, and found an instructional video: 

My first attempt did not go well, using spawn-of-the-devil metallic "floss":

It looks like a sheaf of wheat! Fancy golden straw! The stuff Rumpelstiltskin wanted!
It started falling apart immediately!

Next I tried cotton embroidery floss

Nope. We have a classic "Pinterest Fail" photo here!

I needed wool. Wool I did not have.

I scrapped the pom pom from scratch concept and instead WRAPPED an existing pom pom.

SO much better!

Want to learn more about the Blogging from A to Z Challenge? Read about it here.
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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - W

There is only one W country:

Western Sahara
Nobody went there.
That is all for today.

Want to learn more about the Blogging from A to Z Challenge? Read about it here.
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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - California

On Sundays, the official A-Z Blogging Challenge takes the day off.
I am using Sundays to highlight the journeys in the US states.
Today, here are all the state of California journeys!

Northern and Central California

I placed the generic "California" responses in Sacramento.
Angie: United States/Mexico [Cuidad Juarez] > California > New Zealand
Barbara: CA > OH > Europe [Netherlands]
ChaCha: NYC > Cali > Around the World
Giancarlo: California > California > Paris
Lorine: CA > CA > Out of state not sure yet [Alaska]
Sara: California > California > Minnesota
x: Illinois > Cali > New Zealand

There were a few for northern CA.
Alicia: Iowa > Roseville CA > Poland
Bryan: SF > Fairfax > Malaysia
Christine: France > SF > Vietnam
Lori: Memphis > SF CA > Bhutan
Michele & Lucien: Lake Stevens WA > Danville CA > Paris
R: LA > Fairfax CA > Molokai
Susan: SF Bay area > Los Angeles > Antartica
Suzanne: Chicago > San Rafael > Santa Fe
Tia: San Francisco > Los Angeles > Japan
Vita: Fairfax > LA > Matera Italy

There were a couple for central CA.
Karen: Santa Barbara > Altadena > Paris
Sina: Tucson AZ > LA > Arroyo Grande

The majority of responses were for greater Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange Counties.
[Probably because the bulk of responses were obtained at the stARTup Art Fair  held in Venice in February].
The blob of French knots kept growing and growing. They absorbed the San Diego County journeys!
Will that be what urban LA looks like in 50 years?

I have arranged these chromatically, instead of just alphabetically by name.
Bernice: La CA > LA CA > Japan
Shana: NYC > LA > Guadalajara
Amanda: Mexico > LA > Finland
Matt: Fallbrook > Anaheim > Egypt/ Jordon
Rachael: W Palm Beach > Venice > Malta
Brad: Denver CO > Los Angeles > Greece
x: LA > LA > Iceland
Barbara: Phila PA > Santa Monica > Argentina
Lolo: China  > Orange County CA > Iceland
Stevie: LA > High Desert > Italy
Victoria: Michigan > Venice CA > Paris
x: France > Los Angeles > India
x: Tehran > LA > Norway
David: Colorado > Los Angeles > Everywhere
Ellie: Bismark ND > Los Angeles CA > Minneapolis MN
J: Iran > LA > "Zoo" [Zimbabwe]
Jason: Long Beach CA > LA CA "All Day" > Everywhere
Jeff: England > Los Angeles > Iceland
Jim: Florida > Los Angeles > Mars
Sherwood: Wash DC > LA > Paris
Victoria: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > Ethiopia
Brenda: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > [?]
Gwen: NY > here > still here
x: France > LA > Bali
Anne: Utica NY > Mar Vista CA > Eraring NSW
Jeremy: Virginia > Los Angeles > Philippines
Kim: London > LA > Mexico [Merida]
Lili: Cuba > Los Angeles > "I dunno"
Kaz: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Iceland
x: Manila > LA > Honalulu
Chris: Santa Monica > Venice > Jade Gate Yangzhou
Flora: Tehran > Los Angeles CA > Italy
x: San Diego > Venice > Monaco
Bill: Chicago > Long Beach > Laos
Marisa: Houston TX > Los Angeles > Big Bend National Park
Susan: Torrence CA > The Kinney > The Canals

Saya: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > Around the World
x: Iran > LA > The Moon
x: CA > LA > Poland
x: W Palm Beach > LA > Marshall Islands
Chris: Asheville NC > Los Angeles > Mongolia

Melissa: Monterrey Mexico > Long Beach CA > Japan
Christine: LA CA > Santa Monica > Iceland
Felipe: Sao Paulo Brazil > Venice Calif > NYC
Heidi: Los Angeles > Silver Lake > Scotland
Marianske: Czech Republic > Silver Lake > Art Island Japan
Sarah: Venice > Venice > Spain
Chanel: LA > LA > Thailand
CC: Hardin MT > LA > Inishmaan Ireland
Leo: Ireland > LA > Ireland
Francine: Chicago > Los Angeles > World
Roland: Belgium > Los Angeles > Bali
Suzanne: Chicago > San Rafael > Santa Fe
Lucia: Ireland > Long Beach > Russia
Glenn: Toronto > Venice Beach > Patagonia
Heather: Venice/Marina Westside > Venice/Marina Westside > Scotland
Patrizia: Rome > Los Angeles > Italy
Fred: San Diego > Venice > Austria
Newton: Brazil > LA > LA
Karen: NYC > Pomona> Japan
Anne: Philadelphia > Los Angeles > London
Carly: Hong Kong > Los Angeles CA > London UK
Guillermo: LA > Boyle Heights > Everywhere
R: LA > Fairfax CA > Molokai
Paul: Boston MA > LA > Mars
Grace: California (LA) > New York (NY) South of France
Isiah: Iowa USA > Los Angeles USA > Taiwan
Alessia: Rome > Los Angeles > Bora Bora
Chenhung: Taiwan > LA USA > Sweden
Charley: Lumberton NC > Venice CA > Antartica

Yanelie: LA > Lancaster > Brazil
Jess & Lynne: LA > Venice > Spain
Louise: London > Santa Monica > Israel
Cornelia:  Leipzig Germany > Los Angeles CA > "Towards happiness"
Zoe: Detroit MI > Pasadena > Greece
Genie: Washington DC > Redondo Bch CA > "Closer by the sea!"
Irene: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Shenzhen
Brian: LA > LA > Silk Road > Tajikstan
Karen: Santa Barbara > Altadena > Paris
Maritza: San Diego > Los Angeles > Alaska
62 x: Covina > Venice > Venice Italy
Trang: Vietnam > Los Angeles > Bora Bora

Sarah: Germany & India > Long Beach > Denmark
Amy: Boston MA > LA CA > LA / Everywhere
Jae Eun: s Korea > Los Angeles > Portugal
Tia: San Francisco > Los Angeles > Japan
Janet: Long Beach CA > Sherman Oaks CA > Tuscany
Sonia: Massachusetts > Los Angeles > Europe [Hungary]
Theresa: Solana Beach > Pasadena > Laos
Ahree: Philadelphia > Los Angeles > Seoul/span>
Oshiri: Isreal > LA > Capetown

Sina: Tucson AZ > LA > Arroyo Grande
Susan: SF Bay area > Los Angeles > Antartica
Annie: Toronto > Los Angeles > Venice Italy
John: LA > LA > "North" [Alert Nunavet]
Janae: China > Palmdale > Orange County
Andrea: Mexico > Palmdale > The Universe

#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - V

All the V countries and territories.

Vanatu
Vatican City / Holy See
Venezuela

Vietnam
Trang: Vietnam > Los Angeles > Bora Bora
Christine: France > SF > Vietnam

Want to learn more about the Blogging from A to Z Challenge? Read about it here.
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I have my personal list of links on the lower left of this page.

#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - U

All the U countries and territories.

Ugunda

Ukraine
United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom
Carly: Hong Kong > Los Angeles CA > London UK
Heather: Venice/Marina Westside > Venice/Marina Westside > Scotland
Heidi: Los Angeles > Silver Lake > Scotland
Jeff: England > Los Angeles > Iceland
Kay: Essex UK > Essex UK > Val d'Isere France
Louise: London > Santa Monica > Israel
Nir: Kaimantan Indonesia > Makassar > London

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United States of America
States A-D [4/5]
States F-I [4/12]
States M-W [4/19]
California [on Sunday, 4/26]

Uruguay
Uzbekistan

Want to learn more about the Blogging from A to Z Challenge? Read about it here.
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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - T

All the T countries and territories.

Taiwan
Isiah: Iowa USA > Los Angeles USA > Taiwan
Chenhung: Taiwan > LA USA > Europe [Sweden]
Tajikistan
Brian: LA > LA > Silk Road - Dusanbe

Tanzania
Thailand
Chanel: LA > LA > Thailand
Hannah: Maine > NC > Thailand
Timor-Leste

Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu

Turkmenistan

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - S

All the S countries and territories.

Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent

San Marino, Samoa, Sao Tome 
South Africa
Oshiri: Israel > LA > Capetown

Saudi Arabia, Senegal

Serbia
Silvana: Belgrade Serbia > Sydney Australia > Varanasi India
Seychelles, Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Spain
Jess & Lynne: LA > Venice > Spain
Sarah: Venice > Venice > Spain

Slovakia, Slovenia, Soloman Islands
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland

Somalia

Sweden
Chenhung: Taiwan > LA USA > Europe [Sweden]

Switzerland, Syria, Svalbard

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - R

All the R countries and territories.

Reunion, Romania

Russia
Lucia: Ireland > Long Beach > Russia

Rwanda

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - Q

There is only one Q country:

Qatar
Nobody went there.
That is all for today.

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#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - US M-W

On Sundays, the official A-Z Blogging Challenge takes the day off.
I am using Sundays to highlight the journeys in the US states.

The entire US as of 4/19

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All the US states journeys, M-W
Maine
Hannah: Maine > NC > Thailand
Sarah: Maine > Sanur, Bali > "With the flow"
Massachusetts
Amy: Boston MA > LA CA > LA / Everywhere
Anne: Cleveland Ohio > Boston MA > Christchurch NZ
Paul: Boston MA > LA > Mars

Michigan
Pao: Detroit > Chicago > Nowhere
Victoria: Michigan > Venice CA > Paris
Zoe: Detroit MI > Pasadena > Greece

Minnesota
Ellie: Bismark ND > Los Angeles CA > Minneapolis MN
Sara: California > California > Minnesota

Montana
CC: Hardin MT > LA > Inishmaan Ireland

Nevada, Utah
Uri: Atlanta > Las Vegas > Wasatch Mountains

New Jersey
Irene: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Shenzhen
Kaz: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Iceland
New York
Anne: Utica NY > Mar Vista CA > Eraring, NSW
ChaCha: NYC > Cali > Around the World
Felipe: Sao Paulo Brazil > Venice CA > NYC
Grace: California (LA) > New York (NY) > South of France
Gwen: NY > here > still here [Gwen was the only person to stitch her journey]
Karen: NYC > Pomona CA > Japan
Shelbee: Bethleham PA > Watertown NY > Asheville NC

New Mexico
Suzanne: Chicago > San Rafael > Santa Fe

North Carolina
Charley: Lumberton NC > Venice CA > Antartica
someone
Chris: Asheville NC > Los Angeles > Mongolia
Shelbee: Bethleham PA > Watertown NY > Asheville NC
Virginia
Jeremy: Virginia > Los Angeles > Phillipines
Washington DC
Genie: Washington DC > Redondo Bch CA > "Closer to the sea!"
Sherwood: Wash DC > LA > Paris

North Dakota
Ellie: Bismark ND > Los Angeles CA > Minneapolis MN

Ohio
Anne: Cleveland Ohio > Boston MA > Christchurch NZ
Barbara: CA > OH > Europe [Netherlands]
Pennsylvania
Ahree: Philadelphia > Los Angeles > Seoul
Anne: Philadelphia > Los Angeles, London
Barbara: Phila PA > Santa Monica CA > Argentina
Shelbee: Bethleham PA > Watertown NY > Asheville NC

Tennessee
Lori: Memphis > SF CA > Bhutan

Texas
Marisa: Houston TX > Los Angeles > Big Bend National Park

Washington
Michele & Lucien: Lake Stevens WA > Danville CA > Paris

Want to learn more about the Blogging from A to Z Challenge? Read about it here.
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