Ah. My friend has pointed out to me that I've got the day wrong. (See comments). I had hoped to be able to do a strike through Sunday and add Saturday but it didn't work. 9h well. I am only 'practically perfect in every way' to quote Mary Poppins!
Hurrah! Ang has received my October stitching, so I can post about it here. I wanted to wait so as not spoil the surprise for her.
The inspiration was Autumn leaves. I was standing under a flowering cherry on a corner waiting for BB to collect me after my flu vaccination and admiring the colours of the leaves when the lines from A E Housman's poem floated into through my mind;
"Loveliest of all the cherry now
Is hung with blooms from every bough"
That's as far as I could remember; I learned the poem from Miss Read's book 'Village School' many years ago.
But I started rewriting it in my head. I hadn't got very far, just two or three lines before BB arrived.
Next came the stems twining around, and some leaves to fill in the gaps. There was still something lacking so I added the berries.
I love the feel of the felt, and the texture of the stem stitching and French knots.
That's lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Now for November...
DeleteObviously you are in two minds about what day it is.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm stuck with it! Either I can leave my error in place, or fix it and make a nonsense of your comment... but wait, I have an idea
DeleteHead in one place, heart in another??
DeleteThat must be it!
DeleteThat is truly lovely. You are inventive with your needlework, and the colours are great. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteThank you !
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