Wednesday, March 24, 2010

old school vs. new school


When my great aunt Karin passed away a while ago (she was 100 years old & really the aunt of my grandfather) I inherited this cross stitch from her. I really like it, even though the words sound a little bit too life loving for me:
Everyday is a wondrous gift.


But the pattern is really neat & in some way I like the thought of passing on a skill & craft that's been in my family for generations. So I decided to make my own version of it, using Karin's pattern.


I would have liked to get the text whole text there in just two lines, like the original, but there just wasn't room for it. Have no idea where I got the frase from, probably somewhere on the internet but I can't find it now. The best part is that I get to give it away as a very late birthday gift to a friend & co-worker.

5 comments:

Jakob said...

Johanna, bitter stitch doesn't seem to be about radical cross-stitching. Unless I'm missing something.

johanna said...

haha, thanks for the heads up. i guess they got hacked, or just changed interests...

loretta said...

LMAO ~ love the saying you chose for your new school version!

johanna said...

It's funny 'cause it's true!

eemmaa said...

This is fantastis!

 
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