Berry Red Stitches

Cross Stitch Gallery 11

This is the last of my unframed cross stitches.

I have enjoyed the process of creating the Cross Stitch Gallery and it is great to see how many I have completed. Often when projects are all over the house, and especially the ones you have given away, you do not realise the scope of your work.

 

It is also good to document the dates, designs and details of each piece of work. I thought I had this under control (by writing a list in a book) but when I added in the unframed works, it was a different story. I’m glad that I’m up to date now and it has re-inspired me to get on and finish my current work in progress and then get them all framed.

 

I would love to hear about your favourite framing shops. As I mentioned in a previous post, I had a great framing shop near me, which closed down some time ago and I am looking for another that offers reliable, high quality framing.

 

Yours in all kinds of stitches,

 Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 10

Another couple of quick projects -

Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 9

This is the first of the unframed cross stitches I was talking about earlier.

This is a Prarie Schooler Garden Verse design. I have another one of these designs almost finished.

Liane

Meeting up in Sydney

I’ve just returned from a couple of days in Sydney. It was a quick visit this time - but I made sure to go and visit Material Obsession in Drummoyne. It was a quick and easy 10 minute bus ride from the city. The shop is just lovely and filled with so many gorgeous fabrics.

I was really pleased to meet Kathy when I arrived and with a bit of luck and great timing, Cathy from Cabbage Quilts was also visiting. It’s always a thrill to meet the people that you’ve been reading about. I think this is one of the positives of blogging – when you do meet in person, you don’t feel like a total stranger - you have an instant common interest to chat about and the conversation flows easily.

(Not a great iphone photo unfortunately!)

There was also a class going on downstairs and I popped in to say hello to Marj Sampson George (who I first met in Toowoomba last year). The room was abuzz with activity and camaraderie and they were busy sewing, cutting out and chatting. I reflected once again about the distance between my home and great quilt shops.

Oh well, I’ll just have to see how many UFOs I can finish before my next trip.

Liane

The most important things in life

The photos over at Kathryn's blog maggieandsparrow.blogspot.com.au reminded me of a verse that I saw when my eldest son was born. I have kept it and reread it many times over the years since and thought I would share it with you here. I am not sure who wrote it.

 

I TOOK HIS HAND AND FOLLOWED

My dishes went unwashed today

I didn't make the bed

I took his hand and followed

Where his eager footsteps led.

 

Oh yes, we went adventuring

My little son and I ......

Exploring all the great outdoors

Beneath the summer sky.

 

We waded in a crystal stream

We wandered through a wood ---

My kitchen wasn't swept today

But life was gay and good.

 

We found a cool, sundappled glade

And now my small son knows

Where Mother Bunny hides her nest

Where jack-in-the-pulpit grows.

 

We watched a robin feed her young

We climbed a sunlit hill ......

Saw cloud-sheep scamper through the sky

We plucked a daffodil.

 

That my house was neglected

That I didn't brush the stairs

In twenty years, no one on earth

Will know, or even care.

 

But that I've helped my little boy

To noble manhood grow

In twenty years, the whole wide world

May look and see and know.

 

Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 8

This is the last of my framed cross stitches. It is a Homespun Elegance design.

Liane

 

Cross Stitch Gallery 7

 

Another couple of quick projects! I remember doing these just for fun!

Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 6

This is another one of those “quick” projects. It was actually a larger sampler design but I just did part of it.

Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 5

I remember that these two designs were completed fairly quickly. I wanted to take some better photographs - but with all this rain, I can’t seem to get a sunny day.

I am noticing a bit of a trend as I photograph and prepare the cross stitch gallery. When I have completed a large design, I then seem to do one or two small projects next. Guess I need to feel more prolific before I embark on the next large cross stitch!

Liane

Cross Stitch Gallery 4

This is another cross stitch that lives at mum and dad's place. This was the first large cross stitch that I did and was completed in 1982. Notice the lovely cutwork matt board again!

Liane