While visiting my step-MIL last summer, and helping with the dish drying, we talked about her preference for cotton dishtowels. Sure, she said, they soak up and get wet, but she liked them!
I noted and filed this information away.
My MIL is a very creative woman. Her home is decorated just lovely, in a comfortable and usable way, with antiques and collectibles. Some she has found. Many are family heirlooms. She paints. Not walls, mind you, but watercolors, and she is very good. Well, I think she is. However, I don’t know that I am any judge of that sort of thing.
Get the idea. Hard woman to find a special gift for. But tea towels? White cotton tea towels?? Well, I have a source for those, and her name is Dearest Sister.
I imposed upon Dearest Sister, begged, cajoled, and promised the moon, actually. “Please oh please, won’t you embroider me some towels to give to my step mom-in-law, to impress her so she will like me the most?”
We chose a teapot with flowers (go figure!) motif together, and decided to delete the ‘days of the week’…if I remember correctly.
Look at the finished project!
I noted and filed this information away.
My MIL is a very creative woman. Her home is decorated just lovely, in a comfortable and usable way, with antiques and collectibles. Some she has found. Many are family heirlooms. She paints. Not walls, mind you, but watercolors, and she is very good. Well, I think she is. However, I don’t know that I am any judge of that sort of thing.
Get the idea. Hard woman to find a special gift for. But tea towels? White cotton tea towels?? Well, I have a source for those, and her name is Dearest Sister.
I imposed upon Dearest Sister, begged, cajoled, and promised the moon, actually. “Please oh please, won’t you embroider me some towels to give to my step mom-in-law, to impress her so she will like me the most?”
We chose a teapot with flowers (go figure!) motif together, and decided to delete the ‘days of the week’…if I remember correctly.
Look at the finished project!
Is she not the most talented? Here are some close-ups...
Pink pinks...
White lilies of the valley...
Violet violets...The teapotted teatowels are on their way to Kansas with a handmade card, wishing my step mother-in-law, and Wonderful Guy’s dad a happy anniversary.
Thanks, Dearest Sister...you're the best!
8 comments:
She is a good sister, isn't she? And so talented. When she was at school in Ireland (and that was a lo-o-o-ng time ago) she completed a cross stitch for me that still hangs in my house. It reads "To love and Be loved is the greatest joy on earth." So glad we appreciate her. Love, WS
Those are beautiful! I'm sure your MIL will love them. Kudos to your sister (and to you for coming up with such a great gift)!
My goodness! Your sister must be the most talented tea toweler in the land! I have never seen such beautiful work!
I hope she likes them!
As always, she does beautiful work. Anyone would be over the moon to receive such a beautiful gift.
Question: where does she find her patterns and was this a transfer? I'd love to put my hand to embroidery again.
Lovely! Your step-MIL will probably be happily shocked by such a wonderful gift!
Fabulous - your step MIL will love 'em!
Great present! Tell your sister I think her work is beautiful. But I think the important part is the listening you did. That's what makes some people so good at gift giving, the listening.
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