On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:33:03 GMT, (Mirjam
Bruck-Cohen) wrote:

Dianne , i think we were `dancing` around this subjevt every several
months on this group ,.... I believe every person has a story to tell
and his / her own way to do it ..... maybe one should let go of some
of 'You Must do it THIS way and not That way attidtude ???"
Maybe really listening to those who come with another culture = thus
other point of view , might open up your ability to BE YOU Dianne ,,,,
This onece in ages person ,,,, take all those wonderful techniques you
know so well .... take a piece of cloth ..... and Embroider DIANNE not
the portret but the concept .... Just Embroider you name ,,,,birth
date , other important dates in you life ,, you kid`s names etc,,, see
where this leads you ,, choose a specail color for each person and
each date ,,,, See where this leads you .... mirjam
:

Hmm, interesting idea you have there. I'm sure you wouldn't mind if I
changed it a little to suit myself. It would make a lovely sampler of
my life.

Let's see.......No kids, cats instead, maybe add a real whisker to it
if I find one (a whisker, not the whole cat) laying on the bed.
A piece of braided ribbon for Rick who taught me how to do that.
A chocolate bar to represent my first job, filling vending machines.
A cross stitched cell phone and skein of DMC for my girlfriend.
A computer and movie symbols for another male friend.
Sticks and balls to represent how I learned to print.
Books because I love to read.
A treadle sewing machine, and crochet hooks for my grandma.
A quilt block for great grandma.
Hummingbird for a aunt.
Cards and a leg cast for the summer that I couldn't go swimming but
friends all came often for UNO games that lasted late into the night.
Songbirds because they lift my spirits when I am feeling down.
Tools for my grandpa.

I haven't even listed my mom, brother, and DH and I'm thinking I will
need to use a lot of charms, specialty buttons, hand made glass beads,
and printed fabric applique to speed up the finishing of this life
sampler.
Debra in VA