eons ago gave my mom this crewel kit, but apparently it wasn't her cup of tea and never got finished. hardly even started, in fact. so this very ancient UFO came home with me and will get finished at some point.
it's a lovely classic kit from elsa williams needlework....raise your hand if you recognize that name from the past! turns out i liked it more than she did.
in my early online quilting life i was in a swap with a woman named kay aycock aka cozy kitten from texas. we swapped 30s tulips blocks, signature blocks, and at the time i included one block from my mom that she signed, telling her she would always be with me that way.
and after cleaning out mom's place, i came home with a new and stronger resolve to declutter my own. already 3 bags are ready for the thrift. i am offering this book and CD to my blog followers for FREE for postage only if you please. i've made some blocks and would be happy to send those along also if you desire. EQ is required to print out the remaining foundation patterns, but some i printed are inside the book.
slowly getting back to normal here, helped along by exercise and getting good sleep. trying to stay busy to squelch the loneliness of not chatting with mom every day. i dreamt about her last night and she told me nobody comes to visit anymore...not sure what that means....but it is true.
Lovely that you found your mums crewel kit. I have a piece my mum started when she was 11 years old. I promised her I would finish it 'one day'. Your tulips look pretty, lots of memories sewn up in them too.
ReplyDeleteHow generous of you to gift the book and it's disc.
I have a needlepoint that my Mom started and will finish it and gift it to a niece that is getting married this fall. That niece is the only one to not get a framed needlepoint from her. Thank you for the reminder to get cracking!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes -- Elsa Williams! I think I still have two of her books. And perhaps an unstarted kit or two [definitely estate sale acquisitions]. I made a pair of crewel pictures from her kits back in the 1970's.
ReplyDeleteThe cruelest thing about death is that we just don't get to visit much with the departed! I have deep religious beliefs about the Resurrection but that still doesn't give me phone calls and texts. My mother has been dead for over 38 years and our youngest son for over 6. I can scarcely remember the sound of their voices now. That really is the hardest part. We just have to keep going on living with. our joys. On I go to read, quilt, exercise, and stop being maudlin! Donna
ReplyDeleteSending hugs Grace, it’s hard when you just can’t pick up that phone anymore.
ReplyDeleteI understand your need to declutter, dealing with the possessions of someone else really makes us reasses all that we carry along with us.
Hugs, Tazzie xx
will be nice to finish that piece that you gave your mum............
ReplyDeleteI would love to come visit you if I lived close enough too. It is true about visiting though. People don't do that like they used to.
ReplyDeleteThe project you gave your mom looks like it will be lovely and keep you busy for quite some time.