I was sorta happy to see part 2 of the Mystery Sampler arrive yesterday. I say sorta of because I have not finished the first part. I am trying to. It has been slow going for me on this project. Actually for all my projects this year. But I am still stitching. Summertime is when I first learned how to cross stitch. My parents had shipped me off to a great aunt's house, they were very nice but I was bored. I was eleven and well let's just say my aunt and uncle were older because they probably weren't much older than I am now. I had to learn Bible verses by memory my uncle was a preacher. My cousin who at the time was probably in her twenties showed me her stitching one day and said she could teach me. Thank God she did. I have not been with out cross stitch since that summer. I look back and that is really the only thing good I remember about that summer. After that summer I was allowed to stay home by myself while my parents worked. They should have sent me to other places I probably would not have gotten in so much trouble as a pre-teen/teenager. I have taken a picture of my first piece. I look back and think I was lucky to have someone teach me something I now have treasured doing for over thirty years. Wow! I really got off track. Memories do that. I would loved to hear how you started stitching.
At least you still have your first piece! I remember exactly what I stitched, but lord knows where it is now.
ReplyDeleteMemories are so much fun!