Thursday, September 8, 2011

Imagine my surprise.....

Yep, I was surprised to see my own words in the newest issue of Cross Stitch & Needlework! November 2011 issue, page 8 if anyone wants to know.....they have a Facebook page and ask stitchy questions frequently. The question was about designing your own patterns so I mentioned the ONE large design I have done and they liked my answer enough to publish in the magazine!  Here is what I said....
"I charted a long poem written by my late grandfather and his sisters in 1905 when they were children. It was about Uncle Charlie's horse "Kitty" so I added a little bay mare pulling Uncle C in his wagon and a blackwork-ish version of the house they lived in...all as a 50th anniversary gift for my aunt, and (since they are twins) another for my mom! It was loads of fun to chart and stitch (twice)! I need to do more originals I think."
and here is what I was talking about...you can click on it for a bigger pic.
Guess I've had my 15 minutes of fame now....back to my stitching!

5 comments:

  1. Congratulations star :-)
    But your work is very special, I understand why they published that.
    Hugs,
    Mireille

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  2. Congratulations on your moment of fame!
    What a lovely and highly personal present. Your mum and aunt must've loved it.

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  3. How cool! Lovely and meaningful design. But I think a magazine quote was probably only about 5 minutes of fame, so we'll be on the lookout for your remaining 10. =)

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