I started Emma Rose this morning and I am loving it so much. I like that Jan tells us on the chart to personalize it to reflect someone in our family that we love and would like to remember. As I have been stitching on it today I have fondly been remembering my great grandmother Ella. She was such a special lady and she is very much missed. I think I will dedicate this one to her and let my grandmother display it-then pass it to my mom and then back to me. My great grandmother Ella was definitely the family Matriarch and she did it all...she had to haul water from a well, (we still drank from a tin ladle when we visited with her as kids) feed her 6 children (she lost her youngest to Scarlett fever) from the crops she grew and tended along side my great grandfather. She made hand sewn quilts(from worn out clothes and other scraps of material) with so much love and I am the proud owner of 2 of those quilts. AND folks...she made the worlds best jelly rolls-YUMMY! They were absolutely delicious and I haven't had any come close since. She never complained and I mean this as I know my own name-she NEVER had an unkind word for anyone. YES, I am so proud to be stitching this lovely design in remembrance of her. And here are my beginnings :) Thank you again Jan for such a lovely design that is going to mean so much to my family.
Design: Emma Rose Friendship
Designer: Tree of Life Samplings
Fabric: 36ct. Cream
Fibers: DMC
Start Date: 2-12-2011
Finish Date: Thank you friends and readers for visiting with me :) I appreciate your comments, emails and friendships so very much! Please do come again :)
hugs and love from SC :)
BeckySC
Ps..for those that asked...yes the heart is a SB design I stitched and finished a few years back :)
25 Bees Abuzz:
What a beautiful tribute to a great lady. This will be a family heirloom!
Maria
Such a lovely tribute to your great-grandmother! I know it will bring warm memories every time you pass by it.
Can't wait to see your progress!
Love this sampler! You are such a speedy, talented stitcher.
Beautiful start :)
wonderful work, will stay amazing. congratulations.
What a beautiful start!!
What a lovely story and a great way to honor your great-grandma.
Nice start on your sampler:))))
HUGS to you.
I'm sure it will become a wonderful family heirloom Becky.
Hugs
LISA V
What a great tribute to a a great lady. I can't wait to see how you personalize this piece. I love Jan's designs and I love that she tells stitchers to make it their own.
It will be a lovely tribute I'm sure! You're off to a great start and I'm loving the colours.
Your memories of your great grandmother will make the stitching of this piece all the more special for you. Looking for ward to seeing your progress.
It's a beautiful start. I loved reading about your great grandmother Ella. She sounds like she was an amazing woman. So wonderful that you got to know her too.
What a wonderful tribute!!! I love Jan's designs and this one is definitely on my wish list to do someday!!! I look forward to your wonderful progress Becky...Take care, Faye
How beautful hun to dedicate this to your great grandma. I'm stitching Rose Garden from BBD for my mom for Mother's Day and am stitching my grandma (moms mom) initals and her birth year (1909) in WDW's Iris. I know mom will love it. I love this design your stitching and can't wait to see it come to life.
Hugs, Shar
This is going to be so pretty, and I love the fact that you're dedicating it to your great grandma. :) You've got a great start, and I look forward to seeing this one come to life. Jan's designs are wonderful, aren't they?
A lovely story, this will be a very special piece, I can see.
A beautiful start and such pretty colours.
Linda O xx
What a lovely story and it is nice that this piece can be treasured by all your family once finished :)progress is fast you will have it done in no time at all and can't wait to see how you decide to finish this one :) love mouse xxxxx
This is going to be a beautiful tribute to your grandmother. You have make a lovely start and it is a gorgeous design. Thank you so much for sharing her story.
Jan certainly has some lovely designs.
What a wonderful tribute to your
grandmother!!! it is going to be wonderful!!
Ellen
This will be a wonderful family piece. Thanks for sharing a bit of your family history with us!!
Dear BEE~
I adore your story of Ella! I am so glad that you are making this sampler your own! It will be a wonderful family heirloom!!!
You have such a wonderful start, good call on doing that border first!
hugs, Scoob
You've made a beautiful start on this piece Becky. I love your idea of dedicating a piece of cross stitch to someone who had touched your life. Happy stitching!
How lucky you are to have known your Great-grandmother! And what a lovely tribute you will be stitching in her name.
A wonderful new start Becky! It will be a lovely heirloom piece when finished.
What a great start you've made, I love the colours in this design and it's wonderful that you're stitching it to remember a much loved family member.
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