While visiting my family in California I as able to attend a bridal shower for my niece. It was nice to be able to time my visit to attend a family function. Needless to say my sisters and I were feeling quite melancholy over our advancing ages! I remember this niece at my own bridal shower entertaining everyone because she was so doggone cute -- that was over 20 years ago! I also took my mom out and helped her purchase a new sewing machine. It was interesting because the new machines are so sophisticated and can be somewhat overwhelming when you are not used to all the features they now have on them. My mom is 80 and was not interested nor did she need all of the bells and whistles that some of the new machines come with so it was interesting to watch the sales people move from high-end very expensive machines to lower-end basic machines which they of course would not make as much commission on. Mom wound up with a Janome machine which I think suits her just fine.
While sitting and watching the Olympics with my dad, I stitched a "patriotic" piece. I just kind of felt like I needed to do something red white and blue. I actually brought it home and framed it -- amazing but true! I found a frame in my stash of Goodwill finds. Here it is...
I found this chart in stash of charts I had cut out from a magazine years ago. It was simple and easy to work on and done on 14 ct. aida cloth, a nice break from 28 and 32 count linens I've been stitching on lately.
The summer is slowly winding down and I can't believe kids have started back to school already. Fall is one my favorite times of the year so I'm actually looking forward to it and getting a break from the heat.
Well that's all for now. Have a good week and get some stitching time in!
