A few weeks ago I sent off several pieces that I had stitched to one of my favorite finishers, The Spinning Wheel. Today a box was delivered with the finished pieces inside. Opening the box and pulling out each piece is as much fun as Christmas. I wanted t share two of the items with you since you watched the stitching. The first is a Christmas piece, Skating Santa. I had him finished as a simple box. I think I will find some Christmas ribbon to wrap around the outside edge of the box and then it will be perfect. The second piece is Saint Claire. St. Claire is the patron saint of needleworkers. She is joined by 2 other saints, St. Francis and the recently added St. Jude. Saint Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and hopeless cases. I show him seated, surrounded by a basket of unfinished needlepoint canvases. If you are like me, it will take a miracle to get through all my unfinished projects. He's on my "to stitch" list.
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St. Jude is the patron saint of miracles! He also brings hope where there has been despair. Maybe you could re-name your little figure "St. Anthony" - who is the patron saint of lost items. I speak to him regularly.
Sorry Judy, yu're right. St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and hopeless cases. I guess I feel like it would talke a miracle for me to finish all my needlepoint projects.
Very nice! Isn't it great when they come back and are so wonderful?
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