December 2, 2006 - Preparing for the next road trip....
I made this pin cushion during a road trip last year. It was a challenge I had set myself - learning to embroider 'good' French Knots. (the entire embroidery is French Knots) Well, it worked, and I've progressed to more difficult embroidery stitches since then. However, it is still the favourite of all the things I've made.
My 12 yo daughter is an amateur photographer and she set up, and took, this picture of my pin cushion. She took a few with different backgrounds and light settings, but I really liked this particular one. She has some of her photos on her blog Coffee Girl, and I'm hoping she'll add some more soon.
We embark on another road trip in around 18 days, so I'm looking for some good embroidered projects to prepare beforehand - things that are not cumbersome, are easily sewn whilst sitting in a car, and teach me something new. I've tended to stay away from grub roses in the past, so perhaps I should leave myself no option but to sew hundreds of them on a pretty blanket or two?? I'm sure an afternoon spent browsing our craft books will birth a project - but if you can think of something or send me a link I'd be most grateful.
