When a dome falls over your entire town, cutting you off from the rest of the world, things can get a little stressful. One of my favorite parts of the book (and show!) was watching how people handled that stress–whether it was admirable or terrifying. This embroidery is from Under the Dome and, well, hasContinue reading “God bless you, but… (embroidery no. 12)”
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everyone was going (embroidery no. 8)
This week’s quote is from Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. I loved the characters in that book, and I love love love the parties they throw. The whole town shows up and to a raging party–but was anyone actually invited? It doesn’t matter. It’s the talk of the town, and everyone is going. See more ofContinue reading “everyone was going (embroidery no. 8)”
see synonyms at monster (embroidery no. 7)
For #familybookclub this quarter, we read Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. (We’ll plan a video/phone chat soon to discuss!) In Middlesex, our narrator tells the story of a Greek family over three generations and a rogue gene that shows up in the youngest member of the Stephanides family and changes his fate. Our narrator Cal isContinue reading “see synonyms at monster (embroidery no. 7)”
oodles of charm (embroidery no. 6)
I can have oodles of charm when I want to. This quote is also from Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. I love his writing because there’s a darkness and a kind of rambling that has these brilliant quips and nuggets of truths.
embroidery display
No new embroidery this week–instead I got everything I have already done ready to put on the wall above my bed. A few weeks ago I was struggling with what to do above my bed, and I think this might be my new solution. To get the hoops ready, I first had to paint them.Continue reading “embroidery display”
gibberish (embroidery no. 5)
Have you ever noticed how in TV shows and movies, everyone is always on some sort of quest? The characters have to find all the horcruxes, go battle vampires (Buffy, not Twilight in this instance), or escape from a terrifying reality show and certain death. Real life, for me anyway, is nothing like that. RealContinue reading “gibberish (embroidery no. 5)”
if you love me (embroidery no. 4)
Embroidery no. 4! We’re really hopping now. This one is also from the Dark Tower series, and from one of my favorite love stories. It’s from the book Wizard and Glass (Kindle version here) and you can see more of my thoughts on it in the posts on youth and echoes.
there are other worlds than these (embroidery no. 3)
“Go then. There are other worlds than these.” These words echo over and over throughout the Dark Tower series, and first appear in the first book The Gunslinger (Kindle version here). I read Stephen King’s series for the first time last year and fell in love. I love the characters, I love the crazy plot twists,Continue reading “there are other worlds than these (embroidery no. 3)”
mischief managed (aka embroidery no. 2)
Another one down! A week or so ago I started an embroidery project where I embroider quotes from my favorite books. This one is also Harry Potter related because I’m still figuring this out and HP has some really great one- and two-word quotable phrases. Lucky for me. Mischief managed is one of my favorites.Continue reading “mischief managed (aka embroidery no. 2)”
favorite quote embroidery project
So I’ve gotten into embroidery. It was only a matter of time. I have just barely dabbled in it, but I’d like to explore more. I like that it’s tedious–I get in a zone. Since I’ve rearranged my room, I’ve been thinking of ways to make it more homey and more me. I’ll eventually getContinue reading “favorite quote embroidery project”