We've all just learned that Mrs. Barbara Bush has died. I think the Spinster Stitcher says it best--
https://spinsterstitcher.blogspot.com/2018/04/rest-in-peace-mrs-bush.html
Marlys just visited the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas and took photographs of Barbara Bush's needlepoint on display. She posted the photographs on Needlepoint Nation. Use the side arrows to browse.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1306612082784451&set=pcb.1491050567638763&type=3&theater
The former First Lady's famous needlepoint rug was featured in both a special edition of Needlepoint Plus (1990) and...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175486264/needlepoint-plus-1990-barbara-bushs-rug?show_sold_out_detail=1
…the September-October 1986 issue of Needlepoint News.
https://www.amazon.com/needlepoint-news-christmas-two-needle-september-october/dp/b002tn7t7i
The famous needlepoint ornaments were featured on one of the White House Christmas trees in 1991's Needlepoint Christmas theme and I think some of the Nutcracker theme tree ornaments for 1990 were also needlepointed.
http://rockycoastnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-white-house-christmas-gallery-george.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Christmas_tree
UPDATE: EGW Publishing has kindly posted the Needlepoint Plus article about Mrs. Bush's famous floral rug on their website for everyone to enjoy. Scroll down to the bottom of the page. Many thanks to Wendy for finding this and telling us about it.
https://www.egwpublishing.com/about1-c1td8
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Barbara Bush's Needlepoint on Display UPDATED
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I would love a picture of Barbara bush’s Christmas tree in the White House where people from all over the world sent her ornaments!for the tree. Thank you xlabar6@cfl.rr.com I’m from Dallas Texas
I've seen photos online but none of them are all that great. This article describes some of them but no photos. https://www.apnews.com/bd2c7bd33635bf914e8d7f8c2d92cf9c
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