My Work-in-Progress
I've been working on Grace Mason (Of Female Worth) for the last couple of weeks. Grace has been a WIP for quite some time. I remember that it was the first piece I picked up after my mother's funeral four years ago and that turned out to be so appropriate. There will be a verse from the "virtuous woman" section of Proverbs centered on the lower half of the sampler. That passage was the one the minister used as the basis for his sermon at Mom's funeral. I also remember stitching some of the border as I sat with my then 90-year old aunt three years ago and listened as she wrestled with having to give up her apartment and her independence and move into assisted living. I was originally attracted to the sampler because of the colors and because of the Scottish style (my husband's family was originally from Scotland). I think now it's time to finish this one and I've been enjoying it. It has a variety of stitches includ...