This is the most recent picture I have of my brother. It's me, our niece Alyssa, and Max. It was taken last summer in July. Today he turns 18. It's so incredible, because I still remember the night he was born. Hopefully, he will be allowed to call me today. I find it amazing that the only person he will get to talk to at all today will be me, his mean sister. :D He gets out of jail on November 1st, and we all have the hope that he will never have to go back and that something has really changed this time.
Ah well, on to something I've actually made.....
This is the class sample for my hand embroidery class that I'm teaching in October. I'm using 6 stitches - split, satin, back, stem, chain, and french knots. Obviously, I'm not quite done, but I'm running around with tons of school work. I've got variegated floss in her hair and for the pearl in her hand. It's the Sublime Stitching Mermaid Pattern. It's gonna be part of a pillow with the Mermaid fabric from the Mendocino line by Heather Ross for Free Spirit.
Isn't he the cutest? I didn't actually make him - I picked him up at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival last year. He's about 1 1/2" - 2" tall and I think made from silk. I want to make a copy of him though! I saw him in a booth with all sorts of imported stuff from Japan - Kristal and I had a ball in that booth! I think this is the place:
http://maedaimporting.com/
Alrighty, I have to go to work. :(
