Logan's Castle

This is a piece waiting to be re-finished. It was a door pillow, but got dirty and had to be unassembled and washed. I think I'll redo it in a frame this go. Logan is a little old for a door sign now!

Needlepoint blues

Here's the first (and perhaps last) needlepoint I've ever made. My ex-mother-in-law started it and hated it. Thus, it wound up in MY sewing basket. I like unicorns and the color blue, but this was a bit much!


Honestly it won't be the last needlepoint I do, since I have a work in progress. Of course, it's been in progress since 1997....

Berries

This is another old piece that I quite like. I bought the Scandinavian kit in Granville, Ohio back in the mid 1980's and this is the result. It is done in Danish Flower thread on linen and has more shades of green than can be imagined.

Spring is just around the corner

Inspiration from my garden was the turning point in the decision-making process of what to do next. Here are my lovely crocus and snowdrops.


I have an Easter piece that is destined for my mom. Here's what it looks like now.

Hopefully, I'll have it done in a week or two, then framed and off to her in the post for Easter. (Orthodox Easter, that is! It's on April 27 this year) I still hate working with metallic blending filament, but I really like the colors in this one. The lilies are especially nice, even though they have miles of backstitching.

Myths and Legends

The poetry reading I attended tonight focused on myth and how it is embedded in every culture. That made me think of a myth (legend? story?) that permeates childhood in the US. So here's my tribute to the Tooth Fairy. I made this when my kids were small and losing their baby teeth. I think I will have to make a second one someday down the road so they will each have a pillow for their children.

What to do, what to do?

I think I will return to my most-nearly-completed embroidery, even though it's not the most interesting. The satisfaction of finishing something is pretty high and for now it outweighs the interest factor. In addition to finishing the Monticello sampler (typing that just FEELS good!) this weekend, I managed to clean my house, do all the laundry and hang it outside (I'm in Bulgaria - no clothes dryers), and to half re-organize my workroom. I'm going to finish the re-org tonight, then start stitching. I am also going to a poetry reading by Vladimir Levchev and Kristin Dimitrova this evening, which should be interesting.

Done, done, done!

Monticello is ready for pressing and framing. Woot! I have the entry tickets from our visit last November and I think I will have them framed with the sampler. It should look good and I'll post another picture when it's done. My first finished project of 2008!