Surprise!

Remember a while back I told you that Mom was giving away some of her needle work?

She worked for years (like 20) in a cross stitch shop.  When the shop closed she got to keep all of the samples that she had made.  That is a bunch....more than she could ever display in her home...and it is a rather large home.

I chose the picture I liked best and took it home on Christmas day.  I have a soft spot for Dickens.

It now hangs in my entry way....

....not a great picture, but it is there to the left of the mirror.

I told her that I liked another one, and she wanted me to take it home too.  It looked so pretty on her wall that I told her I would collect it when she switched out her decorations.

 

 

I picked it up yesterday.  Isn't it beautiful?  I believe it is an old Shepherd's Bush pattern, circa 1992.

I spent the day with her  - We sorted out her quilts (oh my she has many.) We went out to lunch.  We stopped at the local quilt store so I could pick up stuff for the guild's block of the month.  We shopped for clothes.  It was a good day.

As I was leaving I noticed that she had tucked a few extras into my sack.  Want to see?!  I know you do...

 

 

 I don't know who designed this Santa...Mom stitched it in 1992.  Yes, she is/was quite prolific in her needle work.  I'm thrilled to have it and agree with her.  It will look wonderful in the middle of my  collection of minis.

 

 

I found this mini amongst her quilts.  Isn't is awesome?!  It is paper pieced and must have been done many moons ago.  Mom doesn't paper piece.  She doesn't like it.  Maybe this is the reason why.  The little stars can't be bigger than 2" square.  I think her work is amazing.  This will look great in my son's nautical themed bedroom.  I've hung it there already.  (Want to start a pool on whether or not he will notice it?)