A Comfy Morning & My Next Stitching Project

In truth it could be "comfier" but it's not bad!  Woke up to rain, lightning, & distant thunder.  I'm out of my usual morning tea, Hot Cinnamon Sunset, so choose Vanilla Hazelnut instead.  If it were just a bit cooler it would be a perfect morning   : )  

I have been attempting to do some math this morning.  Not a good thing for me to do at the best of times but I can't get a grip on it this morning at all!  My husband is a math whiz who marches to his own math drummer.  His explanation of how to handle your checkbook or do anything else math-related would make your head spin, but he understands it, it works for him, & I guess that's what matters   : )   Einstein-like as he is as far as math is concerned, he has always had a mental block when it comes to "word problems."  He would call this a "word problem."

I'm starting a new cross stitch project today.

The designer, for whatever reason, has not shared the finished size of the project.

I have checked the designer's website & blog.  There is no way to contact her.

What the designer has shared is the finished stitch count ... 49 x 49.

The instructions are to stitch this design over 2 threads on 30-count linen.

 How big will the finished project be?

Anyone???  Linen is quite pricey & I don't want to cut it too big & end up wasting some of it.  Then again, I don't want to cut it too small & be unable to have enough surrounding fabric to finish the project.  I've thought about just stitching it on a much bigger piece of linen & then cutting it out afterward but where do I start stitching???  I could still end up wasting fabric or not having enough for the finishing.  

When I get myself in gear & start working on my own designs, which will be after I finish my current stitching commitments, I will prominently indicate the size of the finished stitching area on my pattern charts.  I'm sure my horde or adoring customers will appreciate it   : )