I'm Rambling Today

I failed to post yesterday. I don't know why, but I didn't. I liked the list of unfinished projects you admitted to. Most were the same type as mine. I've been sewing and doing handwork most of my life. My mother taught me to sew, crochet and embroider. I taught myself to knit and smock. I don't know if any of my projects go that far back, but I have several that are 20 + years old.

I did finish the butterfly for my granddaughter last night. I still have to starch, iron and block it. It's much bigger that I thought it would be. But I think it will be really pretty framed and on her wall.

Some of you mentioned that you have boxes to unpack and sort through. When my DIL and grandchildren stayed with me for a few weeks, we had to make room for them. The most important place we had to make was a place in my sewing room for a crib. The crib will stay for a while even though they are in their own place. As a result, I have several boxes still sitting in my bedroom floor and not much room to maneuver around. I need to take a week off from work, completely empty my sewing room, re-position everything and start over.

Last year I sent a couple of pictures of my granddaughters to the Austrailian Smocking and Embroidery magazine. They were wearing dresses I had made for them from the wonderful patterns. They sent me a gracious thank you letter letting me know they had received them, and would possibly use them in a later issue of the magazine.

I picked up issue 82 of the magazine at The Fabric Store, and sure enough there was Riley and Maddie on page 2. So now they will be seen around the world. I thought, I had used the pictures on my blog, but since I can't find them here, I'm inserting them now. That's Riley in the green dress, and Maddie in the yellow.
Don't you agree they look like they are ready for the runway?