Saturday, July 16, 2011

Stitchin' with The Blister

I just popped in on Dianne to see what she's been up to lately [while I've been having my fainting spells!] As usual, she's been busy. And as usual, she made me laugh! Her take on "incentive" made me think of The Blister and how she banished "procrastination" to the back kitchen, and somehow cracked the whip of incentive and got me stitching on old projects instead of thinking that I should stitch on old projects! And indeed, she rolled up her own sleeves, threaded her needle and finished this table runner.........


Then loaded up the needle again and finished this ancient Christmas table topper.......



She was "willing to work," and I was "willing to let her," but for some reason she thought that I should work too! So I made these shopping bags, as gifts for her friends back home.


 At least they were "made in America," something that is getting harder and harder to find! And because she needed a duffle bag for herself, we made this beauty,


 and decided that if we ever found ourselves living close enough to each other, we'd go into business and call ourselves "The Bag Ladies!"

Her ongoing project, which she worked on between times, was quilting on my [in-] famous ladybug quilt, which is promised to Little Brit grandson, who at the grand old age of two, is already specializing in the study of ladybugs!



 Because she stitched so diligently, and has the calluses to prove it, I have no choice but to carry on, finish it and make her proud.

The thought of her wrath if I don't should be incentive enough!


6 comments:

persiflage said...

Sisters are very precious people. Your work is just beautiful, especially that duffle bag.
It must be nice to be able to sew straight.

dianne said...

you know what, Molly?!? the stack of incentive for Auntia has worked! she finished embroidering her peppermint letter blocks on friday and sewed the sashing on each of them last night - if i'd known that buying some candy cane fabric would light a fire under her butt, i might have done it sooner...

i'm loving the bags - we have a stack of fabric and patterns for totes, too - but SOMEONE is not willing to work on them

StitchinByTheLake said...

I walked this morning, as usual, but because a friend walked with me I doubled the normal distance. It's amazing how much someone else can inspire us. :) blessings, marlene

secret agent woman said...

I'm relying on my sister to keep me motivated on some goals, even though we are long-distance. Maybe someday I'll be able to live closer.

SmitoniusAndSonata said...

I knew I should have had a sister !
Except that I wouldn't have wanted to hand over that duffel bag .

Pauline said...

Wow! You girls WORKED! I'm so impressed - I have grand dreams and visions and now, thanks to you, I can blame my ennui on the fact that my sisters (who prod me, too) are on the opposite coast.

Gorgeous needle work!