SBQ for 4/30/08
Quick, simple, and to the point:
Do you have any pieces that you would liked passed on to future generations as family heirlooms?
Everything? Hee. In all seriousness, I'm very proud of the two traditional samplers I've done (City Stitcher's "Sampler of the Bees", and Little House Needlework's "Willow Tree Inn"), and I hope they're enjoyed by my great-great-grandchildren someday. In my stash, I have a few patterns that will probably result in heirloom-quality pieces - but I just don't see "that cutesy thing from a Dimensions kit" being passed down and cherished through the ages, y'know?
I was also recently given by Hubby's grandmother two pieces that are, or will be, bona fide family heirlooms and I'd like them to continue to be: one sampler she'd worked herself in 1990, and another one worked by Hubby's great-great-grandmother in 1836.
But keep in mind there's no accounting for taste; perhaps my grandchildren will take a fancy to that cutesy thing from the Dimensions kit. Take care of all your pieces as though you intended them to last 200 years, and sign and date everything!
But keep in mind there's no accounting for taste; perhaps my grandchildren will take a fancy to that cutesy thing from the Dimensions kit. Take care of all your pieces as though you intended them to last 200 years, and sign and date everything!
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