Counted Cross Stitch Pillow Top from the Early 80’s
By: Ruth
Tags: counted cross stitch, crafts, declutter, downsize, embroidery, home organization, keep or pitch?, photography, postaday2011
Category: Photograph
| Aperture: | f/2.8 |
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| Focal Length: | 3.85mm |
| ISO: | 160 |
| Shutter: | 1/0 sec |
| Camera: | iPhone 4 |
I stitched this little Kate Greenaway design in 1982. I took out the insides of the pillow and pitched them and washed the part you see here. Am debating whether to fill it with poly-fill or what. It has a ruffled edge I sewed all around. From my craft period! I couldn’t do counted cross stitch now but you should have seen my friend Aïda stitch up a storm. WOW. The loose thread on the photograph is not attached. And it’s clean now. Can you tell I want to KEEP it??
Keep or Pitch? 
I can tell you want to keep it, but why? Emotional attachment? If so, what is this reminding you of?
Take off the surrounding fabric and frame it–maybe a hot pink mat. It will look good in a granddaughter’s room at some point.
I think take the ruffle off and frame it. I do cross stitch (not as frequent as I used to) so I can appreciate the time and effort that went into it! I have a cross stitch project that I started in 1998 and it’s still not finished. I call it my “jury duty” project, I only work on it when I have jury duty (and believe it or not, they seem to summon me more often than not!)
Just saw the error in my blog link, so I corrected it. I hope it sticks!