Happy New Year, needlepointers! I hope 2010 is great for all of us. To celebrate, I have a photo of my mother showing off her needlepoint ornaments including the new Gay Ann Rogers cameo ornament I stitched for her last November. Mom didn't bother with a tree this year (she says folks who are 87 are exempt from decorating everything except the toilet handle at Christmas) but she did get out the ornaments I've made her over the years and also displayed the lovely Renaissance Designs Christmas door Mimi and I stitched several years back. She appreciates all the work and detail in handmade needlework. I hope you are as lucky in your friends and relatives as I am.
In the photo above you see the Melissa Shirley wisteria teapot ornament and the little Maggie cat in a hat mini stocking which she adores and grabbed from my niece to use. Mom claims it is a portrait of HER cat so she gets it. LOL
I don't normally make New Year's resolutions but this year I did decide to not stitch so many Asian-themed designs. I like them a lot but there are many things in my stash that are not oriental that need my attention. Other than that, I didn't resolve anything. Except maybe to keep accumulating stash credits by using threads from my stash.... Anyone taking bets as to when my stash credits will hit 100?
However, Althea DeBrul is making up for my lack of interest in resolutions by deciding to do a huge bargello sampler with a stitch a day for the next year in honor of her father. You can read about the project here. I plan to follow along to learn more about bargello and see some amazing and beautiful patterns.
http://bargelloneedlepoint.com/365-days-of-bargello-needlepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-194
Again, Happy New Year to all from Chilly Hollow!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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7 comments:
Happy New Year Jane! The Bargello project a day is amazing....I hope she does well!
Dear Jane,
Thankyou so much for putting me (us) onto the Bargello Needlepoint website with Althea.
It looks to be full of wonderful Bargello information, and I'm looking forward to following her challenge!
Happy New Year Jane! And best wishes to your mom too, may it be her best year ever!
Happy New Year Jane. Can't wait to see what you will be doing this year. Your mom looks good. I lost my mom at 64 15 years ago. I still miss her as she was the one that taught me about crafts.
I am sorry to hear you lost your mother so young, Odette. We always miss parents and siblings, no matter how long ago they went where we cannot follow.
Yes, my mother is a good health for her age. We are very lucky there.
Thanks, Madonna!
My pleasure, e-Rose. I am not that fond of stitching bargello patterns but they sure are pretty when done. Those samples of the patterns look to be very educational for us all.
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