WEEKENDING

Take your needle, my child,
and work at your pattern;
it will come out a rose by
and by. Life is like that -
one stitch at a time taken
patiently and the pattern
will come out all right like
the embroidery. 

~Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

I think Friday's are now

the start of the weekend,

at least they are for me.

This Friday saw take out

pizza and a movie, but the

best was Saturday. I woke

up Saturday with no headache

and my fever gone so I

was able to go to town,

walk past my favorite house,

on my favorite street [it holds

my LYS], to Tabby Studios and

attend the embroidery class

I have been looking forward

to. The owner of the studio,

Rhonda, is an amazingly talented

woman and I fell in love not

only with her, but her shop

as well. Seeing all the fabrics

and quilts really does inspire me.

Maybe a quilt class next?!

 

The class was taught by a

third year SCAD student who

is studying textile design and

not only was she knowledgeable,

she was patient and kind as 

I learned to make stitches, my 

 favorite being the French knot

and now I might be a little addicted.

Did you know string has a rough

and a smooth side? I didn't.

I am glad I was able to attend the

class with my daugher in love, Ashley,

and hope we can do it again.

 

Last night I was able to talk with

the wee one on Skype and watch

her hula hoop. Seeing that little

body whirl a weighted hula hoop

round and round was one of the

funniest things I have ever seen.

Gosh I miss her.

 

Today it's quiet. I am practicing

on my embroidery skills, knitting

and waiting for butter to soften

so I can bake cookies. The rest

of the day is all about relaxation.

 

Joining with the ever lovely Amanda.