In my part of the world we say you are a fool if your passion for a pursuit overcomes all practical sense. I am a stitching fool, and I stitch foolishness.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Back to Clara

 When I made the big pin cushion out of Clara 1876, I felt she needed something else--trim, or lace, or pompoms--but Joann's is gone, and buying trim from a picture online doesn't always result in what you want.

So I texted the Best Daughter Ever (aka BDE) and asked if she would be willing to crochet a trim.

BDE really enjoys doing the fiddliest of things--she makes bobbin lace and tats and knits and crochets lace with the smallest of yarns and threads--and she sent me photos of several different trims and I picked one and within 24 hours she had made the exact amount I needed for Clara.

I am the luckiest of moms.

So here is Clara with her added finery.

I think it's just perfect.

Meanwhile, I've made a little more progress on All That Glitters, which is currently my stitch-in/lecture/Zoom meeting project.

I almost got the second red motif filled in during today's Western Reserve Sampler Guild meeting. This is a delightful group of stitchers, and I always enjoy their meetings. They just had their first retreat, and my fingers are crossed that I can go to the next one in 2027.

But now I think I'm going to take a nap. 


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