Sunday, December 16, 2012

What can I say???

 Me, who has more cross stitch UFO's, kits, patterns and threads than I would care to count went and bought two more. I have loved this swan design after seeing it featured in a cross stitching magazine a couple of years ago and I hunted it down and found it overseas. But I was reluctant to pay the asking price as I knew deep within my soul I would never ever stitch it. However, all that changed when I was cruising ebay a couple of weeks ago.  Now I haven't visited ebay for probably the best part of two years - and what was on the very first page as I scrolled through the cross stitch kits - yep, you guessed it!!!  As well, as the price was less than a third of the original one I had seen, which also included postage. What was a girl to do??? Bid for it of course - which incidentally was in its final hours with no other bids beside it. That surely had to be a sign that it was to be mine. Yes, I know that the likelihood of me ever stitching this is less than remote - but I just love the design and have already had so much pleasure from just looking at it!!!!!


Now the reason I bought this design is harder to explain away.  In my cross stitching life I have seen many North American Indian designs. This is only one of about four which I have and the only one that I have so actively pursued  - I even entered into a bidding war - something that I have rarely done in my ebay life. For some months now I have had a feeling that my life was taking a subtle directional change and perhaps in this design it reflects that change. I would like to think that I will have it finished and hanging on my wall in the opening months of 2014...


And G - this is for you... Not a lot more done - but some... I particularly like the way the stem stitch curves in the variegated colours.  As I suggested to you in our conversation  I think that this block is 'a bit pedestrian' and it lacks that intrinsic  factor that gives it life... I know that the block is far from finished but I just can't bring it into focus at the moment... 


Well, that is enough from me for the moment... But there is one more thing before I go...

I usually don't talk about anything else other than stitching or related things here, but as we all head into the final days before that big day please if you can - just for a moment - pause and say a prayer for all of those families who were touched by such horrific tragedy in Connecticut yesterday (our time). I can't for the life of me come to terms with such a senseless loss of life and innocence. My heart has never been more touched or saddened...

Until later, hug the ones you love..

Sharon x

2 comments:

Gina E. said...

I COMPLETELY understand why you had to have both of those cross stitch kits. Why don't we have an online SAL - just the two of us, unless anybody else wants to join in, but it would have to be on OUR terms, lol. Pick a night or a day, a time limit (ie. 10 minutes, an hour, etc.) and we shall log online, stitch for the agreed time, then post a pic of what we have done. Good discipline. Are you in? NY resolution perhaps?
And I love that CQ square. I have some ideas to contribute, but wait until we get together in person (NY Eve is on, Ken happy to come).

Fiona said...

Hi Sharon,
thanks for the comment left on my blog... it came through as a no reply so I thought I would reply this way and have a visit at your place.... lovely crossstitch... I do admire all those teeny weeny stitches....
Hugz