My mum was a knitter, whatever she made was beautiful because she always paid attention to detail and it showed. She wasn't a sewer though she did all the mending of clothes, including darning holey socks. She never really enjoyed any craft other than knitting though.
Except, that is, for a short time many years ago when she bought herself a cross stitch kit and gave that a go. I know she was enjoying working on it but I also remember her struggling with her eyesight as she was stitching so perhaps that's the reason she put it down without finishing it.
When my mum died in 2019, my dad came across the unfinished piece and asked if I wanted it. Of course, I said yes. I remember bringing it home with me, I took it out of the bag it had been kept in and I just couldn't look at it, it made me so upset remembering my mum happily stitching away. It was put away again until just recently when I finally got it out and looked at it properly. It isn't finished but there isn't all that much to do, just part of the badger, and the far left side of the bench and grass.
It's not really a design I'd have chosen to stitch but I thought it would be nice to finish it off. The aida is very grubby, I suppose that's the result of it being stashed away for all these years, so I think it will need a good soak once finished, I just hope it doesn't spoil it.
It's a while now since I've done any cross stitching but I've recently had the urge to pick it up again so I shall start with this piece and see if I can get it finished, it would be nice to complete it in memory of my mum.
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