A Slight change in direction - A Meeting of Minds

Priscilla · Apr 4 2013, 11:22 AM

I've been doing cross stitch for about 25 years and never thought I'd try anything else. About a year ago I got tired of making cross stitch Christmas ornaments and then having to figure out how to finish them off. I found a set of needlepoint ornaments in a catalog that are easy to finish off, just glue or sew that back to the front and you're done. I tried one and enjoyed it. However, needlepoint kits are quite a bit more expensive than cross stitch. So, I decided to buy some "blank" items and see if I could put a pattern on them and sew them up. You can get a coin purse, glasses case, cosmetic case or e-book case. I've made a coin purse with Winnie the Pooh on it (which I carry my cell phone in), a glasses case for my son's girlfriend and an e-book case that I need to find a home for. Here's pictures!

mara · Apr 4 2013, 01:45 PM

They are very nice Priscilla!!

Priscilla · Apr 4 2013, 06:13 PM

Thanks. I haven't given up cross stitch. I'm also doing a table cloth for the diningroom table but the floral pattern is repetitive so I do a bit and then a small needlepoint and then back again. I hope I never decide to do anything this big again!

mawra · Apr 5 2013, 09:44 PM

Very nice

***Hans*** · Apr 6 2013, 10:59 AM

I know exactly what you mean with big cross stitch project, seen that happen in my family often :-) The cats are cute!

I'll see if I can make some photos of a few of my wife's projects.

Priscilla · Apr 6 2013, 11:00 AM

Love to see them!

Also, there are a couple layers to the story behind the cats. Both Fred and Eliza like Japanese anime, so I looked for cats that reminded me of that. Then, the green and white cat is meant to "be" Eliza because those are the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School and Eliza is the education reporter for the Newtown newspaper. The orange cat is Fred, partly because orange is one of his favorite colors but also because he got his bachelor's and master's degrees from Syracuse University - Syracuse Orange!

GinnyStar · Apr 7 2013, 03:13 PM

Very pretty, Priscilla

Priscilla · Apr 7 2013, 03:40 PM

Thanks, mawra and ginny. At another site I belong to we had a discussion about whether we would be remembered or would even want to be after we are gone. I think photograhs are one way we remember people (as long as they are labeled) and letters are another. One way for me is my sewing. As long as someone remembers me I guess they will think of me when they look at something I made. No, it really doesn't matter and of course then it brings up the whole "life after death" question (which won't go into), it just makes me feel good Here and Now.

***Hans*** · Apr 8 2013, 10:42 AM

I must admit I like the fact that the books and articles (genealogy/history) I published will effectively make me virtually immortal as they probably will be available in national libraries and with the LDS church for ages

Apr 4 2013, 11:22 AM	#1
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	A Slight change in direction I've been doing cross stitch for about 25 years and never thought I'd try anything else. About a year ago I got tired of making cross stitch Christmas ornaments and then having to figure out how to finish them off. I found a set of needlepoint ornaments in a catalog that are easy to finish off, just glue or sew that back to the front and you're done. I tried one and enjoyed it. However, needlepoint kits are quite a bit more expensive than cross stitch. So, I decided to buy some "blank" items and see if I could put a pattern on them and sew them up. You can get a coin purse, glasses case, cosmetic case or e-book case. I've made a coin purse with Winnie the Pooh on it (which I carry my cell phone in), a glasses case for my son's girlfriend and an e-book case that I need to find a home for. Here's pictures! __________________ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

Apr 4 2013, 01:45 PM	#2
mara Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Noord Brabant in the Netherlands Fan of: the pern serie's Now Reading: rereading the crystal singer	Re: A Slight change in direction They are very nice Priscilla!!

Apr 4 2013, 06:13 PM	#3
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: A Slight change in direction Thanks. I haven't given up cross stitch. I'm also doing a table cloth for the diningroom table but the floral pattern is repetitive so I do a bit and then a small needlepoint and then back again. I hope I never decide to do anything this big again! __________________ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

Apr 5 2013, 09:44 PM	#4
mawra Dolphin Friend Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: CONCORD VA Fan of: PERN Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow	Re: A Slight change in direction Very nice __________________ MEDDLE NOT IN THE AFAIRS OF DRAGONS, FOR YOU ARE CRUNCHY & GOOD WITH CHOCOLATE SO MANY BOOKS SO LITTLE TIME DRIVING SMART KEEPS YOU ALIVE

Apr 6 2013, 10:59 AM	#5
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: A Slight change in direction I know exactly what you mean with big cross stitch project, seen that happen in my family often :-) The cats are cute! I'll see if I can make some photos of a few of my wife's projects. __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

Apr 6 2013, 11:00 AM	#6
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: A Slight change in direction Love to see them! Also, there are a couple layers to the story behind the cats. Both Fred and Eliza like Japanese anime, so I looked for cats that reminded me of that. Then, the green and white cat is meant to "be" Eliza because those are the colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School and Eliza is the education reporter for the Newtown newspaper. The orange cat is Fred, partly because orange is one of his favorite colors but also because he got his bachelor's and master's degrees from Syracuse University - Syracuse Orange! __________________ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

Apr 7 2013, 03:13 PM	#7
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, Wisconsin, USA -- CST or CDT Pronouns: SheShe Fan of: PShPern BB, Tia., and Oth Now Reading: MHOP, Books Jerry Apps, Too Many to Post	Re: A Slight change in direction Very pretty, Priscilla __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties

Apr 7 2013, 03:40 PM	#8
Priscilla Super Stitcher Craftmaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Fan of: No One Noticed The Cat	Re: A Slight change in direction Thanks, mawra and ginny. At another site I belong to we had a discussion about whether we would be remembered or would even want to be after we are gone. I think photograhs are one way we remember people (as long as they are labeled) and letters are another. One way for me is my sewing. As long as someone remembers me I guess they will think of me when they look at something I made. No, it really doesn't matter and of course then it brings up the whole "life after death" question (which won't go into), it just makes me feel good Here and Now. __________________ What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller

Apr 8 2013, 10:42 AM	#9
*Hans* Master Archivist Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Netherlands Fan of: Pern!	Re: A Slight change in direction I must admit I like the fact that the books and articles (genealogy/history) I published will effectively make me virtually immortal as they probably will be available in national libraries and with the LDS church for ages __________________ Hans, also known as Elrhan, Master Archivist Visit The Pern Museum & Archives for all your Pern and Anne McCaffrey News and Resources! The Pern Museum & Archives is the home of the Pern Encyclopedia and the Pern Bloodlines.

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