It has been a few years since I last cross stitched. I decided that I am going to get some projects that have been works in progress for some time now and this is the year I am going to do it.
I started to try and finish "Touching the Autumn Sky" by Mirabilia. I started this a few years ago and after working on it for about a week I have finally completed it.
I love her. I did her face and hands 1x1. You will notice that in her dress I changed one of the colors to just the purple instead of blending it with another color and to me I like it this way. The fabric I put her on is a hand dyed fabric by Sugar Maple Fabrics I believe called sunset but unsure as it is discontinued.
I loved swinging on a swing when I was a child. My grandparents had a swing built into two huge trees by their house and I spent a lot of my childhood there. In fact, chances are that if I was missing, no matter what time of day it was, I was at that swing. It was hard when they took it down, even harder when the house sold. No more swing, no more trees. I thought if I did this pattern and framed it that I could remember the good times I had with my childhood swinging. The thinking I did or just plain felt the wind blow my hair, listened to the birds above me chirp, feel the sun beat down on me or just plain watch all around me. It was a great time and I want to always remember it.
