The other day, I came across an online Reel that blew my mind, and I wanted to share it here. It isn’t about quilting, but about embroidery on a GRAND scale…..
Wouldn’t it be fun to be involved in a project like this?
But, can you imagine 17,000 hours!!!
I love that it has been around for almost 50 years….what a treasure!!
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On Tuesday, I reviewed a book called “The Intentional Thread”
As I was reading thru it, I started thinking about a project that has been in my “to-do someday” list for many years.
Let me tell you about it!!
In 2012, I gave my Mom a Mother’s Day present that had some assembly required…..
Unfortunately, this didn’t particularly appeal to Mom and this was what I found when I cleaned out her house after her passing…..
The first thing that I did was to add to the tree…….
But then, I didn’t know much else to do!!
Over the years I would pull it out and add a few stitches.
But after spending a few hours with “The Intentional Thread”, I was motivated to do some more.
After a few hours, it looks like this…..
There is still a lot to do and I really have to be in the right frame of mind to work on it, but I am excited to have pulled it out again.
It is especially enjoyable to work on something that I know my Mom put stitches into as well!!
Oops…that reminds me that we had started a quilt together before she passed…..
I should probably move that up a few notches on my To-Do list as well!!
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One of my favorite things about quilting is motivating others and helping them in their quilting journey. As part of this endeavor, I LOVE to present programs and workshops to groups and guilds around the world. All of my programs work well with Zoom meetings, and I would love to speak to your group.
You can find out more at this link…..
The other day I ran across a video showing a HUGE embroidery project…..
… that was used as a backdrop to the unveiling of the Dior Autumn-Winter 2021-22 Haute Couture collection.
Check the video out……
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=514374609675087
Then once you have seen it being designed and created, click HERE to see how it looked when it was being used.
The fashions were interesting but the backdrop was MAGNIFICENT!!!
Don’t you wonder what happened to it after the show?? Personally, I would have “wall-papered” my house with it!!
You should know by now that, if I am posting about a LOT of handwork, it is someone else’s quilt!!
I have mentioned before that my Mom LOVED doing things with her hands. She seldom sat at night without a needle in her hand……….and stuck in the padded armrest….but that is another story!!
One of her favorite crafts was embroidery and she KNEW how to do it.
I thought she was crazy when she started this quilt…..
There are 50 blocks with each state and its bird and flower……
Look at all of these French Knots…..
And of course, her beloved Texas…..
I love that I have this quilt and when I look at it, I can see her bent over her needle and smiling!!
Just before our second child was born, I decided to make some ornaments that had all of our initials on them. I had done the “F” for Frances, “M” for Michael (hubby), and the “B” for Brian (son). I was working on the “J” while we were visiting with some friends and she asked how I could do the last initial before I knew if baby number 2 was a boy or girl. My answer was easy…..James if it was a boy and Jenny if a girl
By the way…..it was a girl!!!