My Mumsie’s favorite colors are in the turquoise/aqua neighborhood, so of course they made the cover.
She loves nature and tiny things, and foxes, too.
Tiny mice are some of her faves. Think Brambly Hedge. And my Mumsie loves to sit in the courtyard of her assisted living community in the morning to listen to the birds, so of course, there is a bird page.
She has an impressive community via snail mail, so I stitched a page to honor her devotion to stamp and envelope. And she has been a maker since she was a little girl. I learned to sew at her shoulder, tucked up next to her black Singer sewing machine. We come from a strong generational line of stitchers. :-)
And on the back of her book I recorded the date, because her 92nd birthday is in a week and she plans to live to be a hundred. This book may end up being the first in a series!
Do you remember the 100 days of stitching book I made via Anne Wood? You can see my version here.When I took it to show to my Mumsie, she seemed entranced by it, so I promised to make her a stitch book of her very own. Above, you’ll see the spreads, below, the details…
This is my Mumsie, to a tee!
I used a bit of selvedge to make the vegetation on the forest floor.
Avocado dyed linen, indigo dyed vintage raw silk, bits of birch bark from windblown trees. Tilda mouse.
Birds, William Morris leaves and a feather from the yard.
Notecard from artist Emily Lex. Scraps from different projects and a faux stamp made with pinking shears.
A few notions from my Mumsie’s supplies.
These little books are such fun to make! And it was a delight to set this one in my Mumsie’s hands and say, “For you, Mumsie!”
xo