Well she surprised me by quoting that one afternoon, proving to me that she is indeed internet savvy, and she is now a blog reader here at EBS.
So Mom, if you're reading this, LOOK AWAY NOW! I wouldn't want you to ruin your surprise, you computer geek, you.
Assuming it's safe to continue, and Mom's not looking, I'll share a sneak peek at one of her gifts with you.
I fell in love with this pattern the minute I saw it, and knew I had to make it for Mom.
She loves horses, and gray horses are her favorite. You can see I still need to finish the mane and the straps, but that won't take long.
You can tell I worked mostly in back stitch, because I am pressed for time, and back stitch moves along quickly. Also, it's classic, chunky, and pretty perfect for this design. I used stem stitch for the mane, and most of the flowers. (The smaller ones are worked in split stitch.)
Because I'm a one trick pony, this is on a tea towel. However, I'm planning on fancying it up a bit by adding a quilt style back and rick rack trim. I'll be sure to post pictures again when it's all finished.
I'm planning a Mother's Day brunch on Sunday, so I need to start thinking of menu ideas.
What are your plans for Mother's Day?
Hugs & Stitches,
Amy
5 comments:
Beautiful, dear girl! Have you been doing well? I will miss you and Susan being vendors at Deluxe!
Oh I love your horsembroidery! So sweet to do that for your mum! I had not thought about doing something like that and now it's a bit too late to start stitching and sending it :/ I did post a mothersday freebie embroidery pattern on flickr so maybe I made other mothers happy :)
Oh my, SO gorgeous!
hey - I recognize that pattern ;)
it looks wonderful Amy {as usual, your work is always perfect} - I'm sure your mother will love it!
Your embroidery is a Kentucky Derby Winner!! Very nice!
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