Travel Project

This is the travel project I brought with me to the literary festival. It’s a simple pattern, and I finished it by the end of my shift. The most difficult part was finding a place on the table for the book with the pattern when people came to talk. The reason I brought this project was the base – the aida cloth surrounded by pink satin – was created from scraps a long time ago. It was waiting in my embroidery bag for the perfect project. “Self,” I said, “today this is the perfect project because I can do most of it at the festival.” I opened one of my cross-stitch books and chose the bird pattern because it didn’t need a lot of thread. I chose the spring-ish colors because I knew I could see them regardless of the light level at my table. The visitors to the table liked what I was doing, and I like the result. I’m still not sure what I will do with it, but at least I’m not staring at a blank canvas.

Luck and wisdom!