Happy Easter! The greeting shared among Christians this day is:
Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen, indeed!
Since it is Easter I thought I would post a picture of a counted cross stitch cross I completed a while back. It’s Mike Vickery’s Emerald Cross. I really like the color combinations on it. He has a number of other beautiful cross designs as well as other designs for counted cross stitch.
I’ve been trying to decide how to finish it, because I’ve mounted my own unofficial campaign to make things that are usable, rather than things that will be hung on a wall.
When my sister gave me these beautiful fat quarters, I thought that one or more of them would combine nicely with this cross to make a notebook or padfolio cover.
I’m going to play around with adding some couched fibers on top of whichever fabric(s) I decide to use with this cross stitch piece. The cross is just under seven inches in diameter, and I will probably inset it into one of the fabric pieces to make a cover.
One of my favorite things during Easter is getting to wear my clergy stole that I got in El Salvador. I also wear this stole for weddings.
It is hand embroidered with lots of colorful birds, butterflies, and flowers which are very typical Salvadoran decorative motifs. You also see them on brightly painted wooden crosses.
The first picture is of most of the stole. The others are close-ups.
I love this stole because it represents hope, joy, and new life.
Grace to you, and Peace, throughout the Great Fifty Days of Easter.
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