1. Please introduce yourself – name, where you are from, family, pets etc.
My name is Brenda Wilson, and I currently living in Beavercreek, OH. I am a military wife and have been married to my husband Ted for 25yrs. We have 2 children.... Grace who is 22 and Daniel who is 17. We don’t have any pets at this time.
2. How long have you been stitching
and how did you start?
I started cross stitching when I was
17 and I am self taught. My first job was in a fabric store that
carried cross stitching charts, DMC floss, hoops, aida fabric and
other necessities for cross stitching.
3. How long have you been blogging
and what inspired you to start? Is there a story behind your blog
title?
I have been blogging since Feb 14,
2011. I because intrigued with having a blog while stationed in
Germany with my family but I could not read enough German to figure
out how to set up a blog on my computer. So I waited until we were
restationed back in the USA.
4. How would you describe your
stitching style? Are you a serial starter, a rotator, a OAAT (one
at a time), highly organised, random and eclectic, etc.?
My stitching style I guess would be
described as a serial starter and rotater. I do have my stitching
supplies organized as it just drives me nuts in my sewing room to
NOT have things organized for the most part. For the designers that
I have the most charts for, they are in plastic sleeves and filed in
binders. Other designers that I may not have a lot of charts for, I
have them filed in decorator gift bags.
5. Do you have a favourite designer
or style of design you are drawn to?
My favorite designers would be Just Nan
and Shepherd’s Bush. I love designs with specialty stitches in
them.
Just Nan Last Stitches
Shepherd's Bush Sail Away
6. Which piece are you most proud of
in your collection?
The piece I am probably the most proud
of is Examplars From the Heart Resurrection. It is the LONGEST
sized piece I have stitched.
Examplars From the Heart Resurrection
7. What has been your worst stitching
disaster?
I don’t have anything that I have
ever had that became a disaster. Perhaps the only disaster I can
say would be that I had quite a few UFOs that I knew I would never
finish, so I just boxed them up with any special overdyed threads
and the chart and donated them to a needlework guild to be gifted
out or sold to raise money. So the only disaster on that would be
the money I spent in the chart, fabric and speciality fiber.
8. Which new technique would you like
to try, either stitching, finishing or another craft?
I would LOVE to learn how to knit
socks. I can knit very basic items, but I would love to learn how
to knit socks to make fun socks for myself and my daughter.
9. Do you have a box of
finished-but-not-fully-finished pieces? Or is everything FFO'd?
What's your favourite way to fully finish a project and what do you
do with them?
Yes I do have a box of finished items.
I hope to make a better effort of getting these finished but not
fully finished items completely finished. That would make a great
New Years goal. My smalls I like to make into ornaments,
needlerolls, or pincushions.
Shepherd's Bush Tudor Needleroll
10. Which of your projects most represents "you"?
I would say that my Christmas ornaments that I have on my yearly Christmas tree represent me very well. I stitch ornaments for myself, family and friends every year.
Prairie Schooler Winter