My Gram was simply amazing. At 95 she finally gave up driving. She still rode her three wheeled bike, gardened, did volunteer work, and had a very active social life. Doctors were always amazed that the only medicine she took was an occasional aspirin. She loved to play cards, to fish, and she really could not stop moving.
Gram is the person who taught me not to rely on someone else when you want something done. Just do it yourself. She'd move rocks. Hang wallpaper. Make a 1770s era dress without a pattern.
We were so lucky grow up right next door to my grandparents. She'd rescue me when my mother made pea soup. I'd go next door to see what my grandmother was making. She taught me to knit and crochet and basic sewing.
She loved her roses. The only thing she didn't like about living in Florida was she couldn't grow roses. So Gram - this rose is for you!
I barely got this started last evening. Spent a tremendous amount of time trying to get this canvas straight on the stretcher bars. It stretched more than any other canvas I've used. Can you see the lovely bee needle minder that one of my friends just gave me? It's perfect on this piece.
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My mom got me a pair of scissors like that for my Christmas stocking. I guess it was the year of the fairy scissors.
That's great about your gran's life, and what a nice tribute to her. My DH's grandmother lived to be 99, dying just a few days before my twins' first birthday.
This is a great project and a nice way to pay tribute to your grams life. Let us know how it is working on the red with all that red thread. This has the potential to make a person pull out hair. I also love the accessories.
What a wonderful tribute to your grandmother!
I started this piece as well, and I'm just finding holding this large canvas to be so unwieldy. How are you managing it?? Any advice?
What a nice tribute to your grandmother. And what a neat pattern. Can't wait to see this progress!
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