Time Warp

Today I finished not one but two cross-stitches. The one on the left was the one I just posted about. I brought it in for framing this afternoon (and purchased supplies for a new project, of course). I decided that before I started a new project I ought to just take a peek at the unfinished projects in my closet…and found the one on the right. I had finished all but about 2 hours worth of ribbon embroidery on it 5 years ago. Yes, you read that right, five entire years. Now that’s some serious procrastination. Why did I put it down with only 2 hours of work left? Who knows – I might have had to finish something as a gift, or maybe it was just because I wasn’t very good at ribbon embroidery at the time, and it seemed very daunting. How do I know it was five years ago? I apparently was very optimistic. The embroidery was at the top, and I always sign my pieces at the bottom. So before I scrolled to the top to finish the wisteria, I signed it. Maiden-name initials and everything. I think I’ll leave it that way, anyway, because I don’t have the heart to re-sign it. Unlike some of my unfinished projects that I don’t much care for anymore, I still love this one. The sentiment reads, “Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the blossoms, kind deeds are the fruits”.

It’s a very strange feeling to finish two big projects in one day. Even if the second one was mostly done. Very strange.