The whole process – drawing words or pictures with a water-soluble pen, sorting through my stash of floss for the perfect colors, and then the actual stitching – is just so relaxing and enjoyable. Because I work in a country primitive style, the words are not always perfectly straight and the figures don’t have to be photographic quality. Cats and houses, words and pumpkins, snowmen and snowladies – anything my imagination leads me to. It’s just plain fun!
Psychologists should explore the relaxing effects of the backstitch. Sewing a picture has to be therapeutic. No matter the stresses of the day or the noises around me, watching the needle moving and creating is almost meditative.
I remember back a number of years ago, at a show my husband and I did in a Kansas City, KS suburb. I was arranging pillows stitched with clever sayings in what I hoped was an artistic display when a couple of fellow crafters wandered by. Both ladies stopped, aghast, and said, “Oh my, those will never sell. We’ve never seen anything like that before….”
I sold out.
And I was hooked on stitcheries from then on. Not just because they all sold, but because I could do something I truly loved to do and share it with others. I will never lose the thrill I feel when someone sees something I’ve created and their face lights up as they reach for it.
I am truly blessed.
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| All I need is muslin, warm and natural batting, a disappearing marker and an idea. |
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| Ready to stitch! |
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| Stitching...love this part! |
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| All pressed and trimmed - this stitchery is ready to be made into a pillow. This beautiful fabric is called Blueberry Crumb Cake - just perfect for a little country style pillow! |
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| Finished! |
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