A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

It's been awhile since my last post.  Been walkin' a bit on the wild side.  Lots of stuff going on in my life.  My oldest son is graduating with an Associates degree on May 13.  My daughter is starting Dental Assistant school on May 31, even with 5 children.  My middle son has just escaped a major layoff due to sale of the company he works for.  I am in the process of going back to work.  Like I said, just a bit wild around here. 

Been working a lot in my sewing room but not too many finishes to show you.  I did get the Patriotic Denim center sewn together.  Not what I originally planned, couldn't work in the white stars, but I still like it.  I have an idea for the borders, but Flit has to play around with the idea for a bit before I know if it will work.  Here is where it stands now.

It is so heavy, I've really been debating whether I should even add borders.  But it is only big enough for a twin size bed and I need it to be queen size.  So borders it is!

Finished this piece of embroidery.  Started it months ago but got bored doing the sky.  It only took me an hour to complete.

I really hadn't intended to do so much stitching on this piece, but I tried one thing, liked it and that led to another.  Just one of those kinds of things, you know?

That's it for new projects.  I thought you might like to see some very old ones.  When I was in my late teens and early 20's, I got hooked on crewel embroidery kits.  One of my favorite motifs was Jacobean design.  I had a new apartment.  Need I say more?  I just pulled these out and washed them up.  Some are in pretty bad shape due to age and the fact they had been pillows on my sofa.  Not sure what to do with them now.  Have a look.

 Can you tell which ones were used as pillows?  The next two were supposed to be framed and hung.  Never happened but they are in much better shape.  You could probably date the lion, LOL.

This next piece was finished only a few years ago.

You can see that I still love Jacobean designs.  You can also tell, if you look at the back, that my skills have improved a lot.  Here is an early back.

Here is a recent back.

I have lots of these kits, some started and some not even open.  I want to finish each and every one, so I am thinking, once I go back to work, that I may choose one and work on it a bit each day during breaks.  Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

Love from Liri