For the May Cross-Country-Collaboration with Kirsten, I was not sure what to stitch. I felt that perhaps I should mark the Coronation, but I did the No Cross No Crown last month and didn't feel like another crown. 
The House of Windsor began in 1917 with our King's great-grandfather, surely I could find something I'd enjoy stitching. Looking in the loft for something else, I found an A4 envelope containing some X- Stitch pattern books from the late 80s when I was making lots of cards.
Let's be honest, the Royal family is pretty dysfunctional at the moment, in one way or another. So prayers are not just God Bless The King, but God Bless The Lot Of Them. And then I found this at the back of the book. I tweaked the border a little.
It seemed a good sentiment.
But as I stitched I realised there was a second meaning... In the year and a half that Kirsten and I have been sewing in collaboration, our friendship has grown. We send each otyer messages and prayer requests and pray for each other and our families. The piece I was working on will end up in Kirsten's house.
Bless this house, oh Lord we pray applies to the house of my stitching buddy as well that of the sovereign.
It looks lovely and thank you for the friendship - who knows what can be made from needles and threads!
ReplyDelete❤️ Thanks Kirsten
DeleteThat's a lovely saying you've stitched. I especially like the flower border.
ReplyDeleteBritish Royal families have always been a bit dysfunctional, haven't they? Marriages annulled, wives beheaded, heirs locked up in towers, never to be seen again, children declared illegitimate, cousins imprisoned and done away with, mistresses and rumors of secret marriages...the list goes on, doesn't it?
Well, now you put it like that.... I guess the current lot aren't the worst we've had!
DeleteThat’s a beautiful sentiment and a lovely piece of stitching too. Very warm here today again so was up early to get some ironing done. Catriona
ReplyDeleteSlightly overcast, but we got up early and went to a boot fair on a village green nearby
DeleteBless makes a very good point! I think your design is beautiful!x
ReplyDeleteShe does - and thank you
DeleteIt's lovely, words and sewing.
ReplyDeleteMy Mum had a recording of Harry Secombe singing Bless This House!
DeleteThat’s a beautiful piece of cross stitch, and nice to know how the friendship has grown. It can happen. For nearly thirty years I have written letters every week to a group of friends. Over the years we have seen the friendship and concern for each other deepen. We all now belong to a wonderful support group of friendship. I always look for your postcard sewing, it’s great. Love Isabel
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to belong to such a group - proper written letters are so lovely in comparison to emails. A true support group. I'm glad that other people are connecting with our collaborative-stitching too.❤️👍🙂
DeleteBeautiful
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DeleteWhat a beautiful cross-stitch you've made and isn't it a dleight to know your dear friend will cherish it.
ReplyDeleteFriendships are the sprinkles on the cupcake of life.
Hugs!
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DeleteBeautiful stitching and a great message. Isn't it wonderful how bonds of friendship are created through regular communication?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!
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