Cross Stitch – Ode to Grandma

My grandmother loved to cross stitch. She made things to put on the walls. She made pillows. She made decorations. She cross stitched the seasons. When I was growing up she would buy me small kits, 3x5in designs that 12 year old me might be able to finish. I liked doing them. They had specific directions, the pattern to follow was clear, and over time I felt like I was creating something magnificent. I bought this cross stitch myself years ago, so long ago that I can’t actually remember. I’ve worked on it in starts and spurts as other projects and life have waxed and waned. My grandmother died in 2016 and I know she’d be proud that I finally finished this masterpiece. (Hopefully it won’t take me another couple decades to get this framed and put up on my wall).

I enjoyed finishing this piece so much that I think I’m going to create some more abstract smaller pieces using cross-stitch. I’ll keep you posted on my progress.

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