finally got my sew along cats basted and in the hoop--quilting has begun! the deadline is may so shouldn't be a problem to get it done. then i'll be putting it up for sale...enjoyed the challenge but not something i'd keep for myself.
my mom had done a cross-stitch sampler, finished and framed--sort of. i took it out of the frame and brought it home to make into a wall quilt. she finished it, but again, wasn't overly fond of all those x's....found them boring...LOL!
knitting was really her thing. she made me several things, and her favorite things to knit were complicated patterns. but i am happy to have this....
spring today but summer all next week it appears, temps in the mid to high 80s....summer clothes all ready and popsicles in freezer!
I still have a box with my mother's handwriting, "cross stitch patterns."
ReplyDeleteI was sitting at the hoop this morning too. I'm sure not getting my quilt done very fast but it's the old saying. . . "If you don't work on something you'll never get it done." I'm so glad you're repurposing your mother's sampler. I have a cross stitch piece I made for my mother in law. After she passed I got it back and am always reminded of her (that's a good thing) when I look at it.
ReplyDeleteA lovely memento of a very special person.
ReplyDeletethat cross stitch will be nice made into a wall hanging..........
ReplyDeleteinteresting how we all have our things we are more keen to do............
It is a treasure for you to have her cross stitch even if knitting was more her thing. She finished it! Now you will have it on the wall to remember her efforts.
ReplyDeleteThe cat with sunglasses - cute cute!