Mo'a Romig-Boyles

White Cloth Continues

Having a goal in mind has spurred me on...thus my table runner is getting more stitches and design.

In the last few days I have added more white stitches, to compliment the light pinkish/peach beige.

I have taken advantage of the designs in the cloth.  For instance in the center of these flowers is a  woven design that is a part of the cloth.

In this photo you can see that I highlighted the woven design differently.

I have added what Jude of Spirit Cloth calls 'thread beads' for texture...I imagine this cloth not only being looked at, but also touched. 

Change

A year ago I started this white cloth in Magic Diaries.  I thought I was making a quilt for my bed, however, that thought has been changed. 

I was looking at the cloth spread on my dining room table and just then it's potential use was changed to a table runner...there will eventually be three of them...one going vertically and two horizontally.

I love the idea of my dinner guests looking at each element...some made by me and others being made by various women whose skills in embroidering were amazing. The stain in the photo below is an acid stain from having been stored in an acidic environment

My marks on the cloth are made in a soft pinkish beige...to set it apart.  I wonder as the years pass and after multiple washings in clorox, whether my marks will fade? 

My stitches are without tradition and free hand.  Their embroideries were time honored patterns, a sign of their times .  Will someone in the future say...in my mother's, grandmother's, great grandmother's time...they did stitches like this and loved ragged edges?

Christian

Our new grandson Christian was born on March 6th, 2013, on my mother's 90th birthday.

He is an endless fascination for our older grandchildren. His big brother Victor who will be six in April and his big sister four year old Julie.

Needless to say "I am over the moon with happiness".

Update

Is it true? It has been almost two months since I have posted here.  For me the last two months have been productive, albeit not here or visiting other blogs.

Right after Christmas once the decorations were back in their boxes for another year, I decided that I needed to change and arrange a few things.  I covered three chairs. 

Here is the first one before in red ....

....and after in blue and white.

Then two more chairs.

I have cleaned out cupboards and drawers...no, no photos...you would be bored.

I also covered stones, inspired by what I saw on the internet. Black stones covered by crochet lace.

 Black stones decorated with silk ribbon and yarn,

I have also worked on the cloth album that I started back in April of 2010. 

These last four months have been very productive for me,  Starting with the new version of the jólasveinar.

I have made six and next week I will start again and make the remaining six, so that they will be ready for Christmas 2013.

Now I need to go and see what you have been doing and talking about.