Loved your flosstube. Your Mom’s stitch is beautiful and so was her advice. Your enthusiasm and inquisitive mind is a delight. Oh, that Western Sun quilt is beautiful and it carries a touching story. I’ll have to see if I have the Butternut and Blue book. I know I carried it in my shop but sometimes those things got away from me because I’d forget to keep one for myself. I love all forms of Madder. They are so warm and cozy in my eyes and just make me happy. Love the splash of blue in there too.
Always love your videos. Seeing what you are working on and had me down the rabbit hole on the Medlar tree. Lol. Love to learn and you are a super teacher. Thank you for always sharing, I appreciate it.
Susan, your quilting bee history brought back memories of my grandmother and her cousins quilting together. When my grandmother quilted her own, she invited only those who had fine and even stitches that met her standards. My mom, who did not quilt, was in charge of threading needles. So fortunate to have been gifted two of her quilts! Barb
Congratulations on 6K, so well deserved! It's always a pleasure to see your quilts - I know this one isn't solely your work, what a beautiful story behind it, but I feel like each quilt shows a slightly different facet to your creativity and those are really interesting to see. As always, such a pleasure to sit and stitch with you - can't wait for the big reveal!
@@susanstandleystitchintime My money would be on apples but it's hard to say without seeing the original - it doesn't matter so much what the fruit actually looks like, more the style of how it's being drawn in the relevant period. The scale is not an issue - out of scale elements are a common feature of 17th century English needlework. The original design would have been drawn onto the ground by a draftsman, and they usually worked from known pattern sources. You can generally identify flowers in this period not by their actual characteristics but because we know that's how they draw a borage, or a carnation, or an elgantine rose etc. Pomegranates were often depicted split open to expose the seeds, and they never missed the little flourish at the top. This piece bears a strong resemblance to how apple trees were drawn, but there was usually (although not always) a little dot stitched on the round apple to indicate the dimple at the bottom of an apple and signal to the viewer that that was what they were looking at. On balance, I'd guess apple but it also depends on how close the model is to the 17th century original. I'll send you some photos tomorrow and you can evaluate the evidence for yourself - I've chosen tent stitched pieces that would have been worked for household decoration so you're comparing like to like.
I appreciate your lovely comment and I will share your message with my mom! I know if I had a shop I would want one of everything for myself!!!! I know that would not be possible❤. So happy to have you visiting with me today!
I was flattered that you mentioned my Pharbie! After our “chat” in You Tube comments, I dug back into my family tree research. My “Phariby” was my 4th great-grandmother on my daddy’s maternal side and was from a generation before your fictitious young lady as she was born June 3, 1814 and died Dec. 17, 1894 in Washington County, Georgia. Her name was spelled a variety of ways, which I attribute to census takers guessing at it. Her son’s death certificate in 1924 even reads Ferrybelle, but that might have been a nickname or due to failing memory since that was 30 years after her passing. The 1850 census has Phariby, and her headstone reads Pharbie. I find her gravestone both touching and intriguing as it has a dove at the top and an inscription which reads, “Mother hath done what she could.” Since you said that Contessa was destined to become a lady, but you alluded to a different path for Phariby which sounded foreboding, maybe this inscription symbolically ties your Phariby and mine together intertwining fact and fiction. That is even more reason to look forward to “meeting” your Phariby and her half-sister Contessa and discovering their stories.
Thank you so much for your comment. I certainly like to stitch things that have positive implications but I do know in earlier times there were lots of hidden messages in Motifs and colors in clothing and Needlework . I suspect this is just a snapshot of something that the designer had experienced in their own life. I have had so much fun hearing from everyone and diving into potential options! I think at the end of the day it will represent whatever is meaningful to the person Stitching it today. I am glad you are enjoying some of the fabrics from the 1800s. Unfortunately, we think they are only drab and brown but it was 100 years of textile production and things were changing constantly. I don’t think we get a good representation today in our modern market of what was available. Thank you again for joining me on this journey and for commenting! I always love hearing from you
When you mentioned the Medlar Tree and it being in the Southeast and that you eat the fruit when it is almost rotten, I immediately thought of persimmons. I did see that it has a biblical relevance, and there is folklore associated with it in Appalachia and the South.
so interesting as always! the quilt beyond amazing! while focusing on the fruit on the cross stitch, could the leaves also hold some clues? what fun to research! happy stitching!
The leaves definitely hold clues and finding leaves and fruit that are compatible and time period accurate is proving to be a fun challenge. I am not sure if we will ever know for sure but it is oh so fun to explore the options!
I have read many books that mentioned medlars, but only recently discovered that they're a separate kind of fruit. I had assumed that they were just a type of apple. Anyway, lovely stitching and quilt!
Oh yeah I was also going to say. My first pair of embroidery scissors was a gift from my grandmother when I was 10. I'm still using them and they're right here by me, though I have 3 other pairs here too...
Hi Susan. I like the pomegranate theory. If one is going to spend so much time and skill stitching, wouldn’t they stich something with a positive meaning? You don’t tackle anything easy or small, do you? (Me too.) I’m very interested in your next project. I’m not a Civil War fabrics fan but you manage to arrange them in a very pleasing way. My experience with many quilts done with those fabrics is that, to me, they look muddy.
I liked the texture of the Surfine with the SDJ and since the piece is full coverage I didn’t want the stitches to get too tight. Just a personal choice. I believe 100/3 would have worked well too!!!
Susan how are you going to compensate for the various thickness of threads and Cross stitch versus tent stitch in the same piece. Isn’t it going to appear uneven when done?
What an excellent question! It’s going to look a lot more like Berlin work with raised and lowered sections. So far I am fine with it as it doesn’t take away from the saturation of color, and the dimension is really only visible when I look at it with my magnifiers. We will see as it progresses. Hopefully it’s something I can live with. If not, the frog will be doing a lot of work.❤️
Thanks for sharing your lovely stitching and knowledge. I so enjoy your videos.😊
Thank you for joining me Peg!!!
Another great informative video! And more books to add to my collection.
Rest video.
You always have very interesting info, thanks.
Marilyn
Thank you so much for watching!
Loved your flosstube. Your Mom’s stitch is beautiful and so was her advice. Your enthusiasm and inquisitive mind is a delight. Oh, that Western Sun quilt is beautiful and it carries a touching story. I’ll have to see if I have the Butternut and Blue book. I know I carried it in my shop but sometimes those things got away from me because I’d forget to keep one for myself. I love all forms of Madder. They are so warm and cozy in my eyes and just make me happy. Love the splash of blue in there too.
Always love your videos. Seeing what you are working on and had me down the rabbit hole on the Medlar tree. Lol. Love to learn and you are a super teacher. Thank you for always sharing, I appreciate it.
Thank you for joining me!!!! I love all of these side topics and I am thrilled to have you join me!
Susan, your quilting bee history brought back memories of my grandmother and her cousins quilting together. When my grandmother quilted her own, she invited only those who had fine and even stitches that met her standards. My mom, who did not quilt, was in charge of threading needles. So fortunate to have been gifted two of her quilts! Barb
Such treasured possessions and memories!!!! I do hope you will write your stories down for you descendants!
I’ve watched from the start and enjoy each of your videos!! Samplers
Cross Stitch
Appliqué quilts
Fabric 1
Fabric 2
Wonderful!
Susan, your quilt is beautiful, just stunning.
Congratulations on 6K, so well deserved! It's always a pleasure to see your quilts - I know this one isn't solely your work, what a beautiful story behind it, but I feel like each quilt shows a slightly different facet to your creativity and those are really interesting to see. As always, such a pleasure to sit and stitch with you - can't wait for the big reveal!
Thank you Katie. I love knowing you were watching!!!! I hope you got in lots of stitches AND I would love to know your thoughts on that pesky fruit😳🤪
@@susanstandleystitchintime My money would be on apples but it's hard to say without seeing the original - it doesn't matter so much what the fruit actually looks like, more the style of how it's being drawn in the relevant period. The scale is not an issue - out of scale elements are a common feature of 17th century English needlework. The original design would have been drawn onto the ground by a draftsman, and they usually worked from known pattern sources. You can generally identify flowers in this period not by their actual characteristics but because we know that's how they draw a borage, or a carnation, or an elgantine rose etc.
Pomegranates were often depicted split open to expose the seeds, and they never missed the little flourish at the top. This piece bears a strong resemblance to how apple trees were drawn, but there was usually (although not always) a little dot stitched on the round apple to indicate the dimple at the bottom of an apple and signal to the viewer that that was what they were looking at. On balance, I'd guess apple but it also depends on how close the model is to the 17th century original. I'll send you some photos tomorrow and you can evaluate the evidence for yourself - I've chosen tent stitched pieces that would have been worked for household decoration so you're comparing like to like.
I appreciate your lovely comment and I will share your message with my mom! I know if I had a shop I would want one of everything for myself!!!! I know that would not be possible❤. So happy to have you visiting with me today!
I was flattered that you mentioned my Pharbie!
After our “chat” in You Tube comments, I dug back into my family tree research. My “Phariby” was my 4th great-grandmother on my daddy’s maternal side and was from a generation before your fictitious young lady as she was born June 3, 1814 and died Dec. 17, 1894 in Washington County, Georgia. Her name was spelled a variety of ways, which I attribute to census takers guessing at it. Her son’s death certificate in 1924 even reads Ferrybelle, but that might have been a nickname or due to failing memory since that was 30 years after her passing. The 1850 census has Phariby, and her headstone reads Pharbie. I find her gravestone both touching and intriguing as it has a dove at the top and an inscription which reads, “Mother hath done what she could.” Since you said that Contessa was destined to become a lady, but you alluded to a different path for Phariby which sounded foreboding, maybe this inscription symbolically ties your Phariby and mine together intertwining fact and fiction. That is even more reason to look forward to “meeting” your Phariby and her half-sister Contessa and discovering their stories.
This is fantastic and I would love to hear more about your Pharaby!!!!!
It sounds as if your relative had hardships but tried her best! I will endeavor to be true to the fantastic name!
Love your quilt! Your TH-cams are my favorite.
I am so happy to have you here!!! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you so much!
Absolutely stunning quilt!! As always, interesting history!❤
Thank you so much for your comment. I certainly like to stitch things that have positive implications but I do know in earlier times there were lots of hidden messages in Motifs and colors in clothing and Needlework . I suspect this is just a snapshot of something that the designer had experienced in their own life. I have had so much fun hearing from everyone and diving into potential options! I think at the end of the day it will represent whatever is meaningful to the person Stitching it today.
I am glad you are enjoying some of the fabrics from the 1800s. Unfortunately, we think they are only drab and brown but it was 100 years of textile production and things were changing constantly. I don’t think we get a good representation today in our modern market of what was available.
Thank you again for joining me on this journey and for commenting! I always love hearing from you
You’ve gotten so much done on Fruit!
I can't seem to stitch on anything else!!!!
When you mentioned the Medlar Tree and it being in the Southeast and that you eat the fruit when it is almost rotten, I immediately thought of persimmons. I did see that it has a biblical relevance, and there is folklore associated with it in Appalachia and the South.
I meant that persimmons are in our folklore. (Please forgive my poor sentence structure.)
The medlar tree and its fruit do resemble the persimmon. I need to learn so much more. It sure has been fun so far!!!
Very interesting research and I love hearing about the superstions ❤
so interesting as always! the quilt beyond amazing! while focusing on the fruit on the cross stitch, could the leaves also hold some clues? what fun to research! happy stitching!
The leaves definitely hold clues and finding leaves and fruit that are compatible and time period accurate is proving to be a fun challenge. I am not sure if we will ever know for sure but it is oh so fun to explore the options!
I have read many books that mentioned medlars, but only recently discovered that they're a separate kind of fruit. I had assumed that they were just a type of apple. Anyway, lovely stitching and quilt!
Oh yeah I was also going to say. My first pair of embroidery scissors was a gift from my grandmother when I was 10. I'm still using them and they're right here by me, though I have 3 other pairs here too...
I love all of the incidental learning that comes along with stitching!!! My next goal is to taste one!
My take on the fruit is the wild crab apple in abundance in 1700s England and the wood was used to smoking food with a pleasant aroma. ❤
Thank you Rebecca!!!!! I will definitely look that up and continue the conversation!
Hi Susan. I like the pomegranate theory. If one is going to spend so much time and skill stitching, wouldn’t they stich something with a positive meaning? You don’t tackle anything easy or small, do you? (Me too.)
I’m very interested in your next project.
I’m not a Civil War fabrics fan but you manage to arrange them in a very pleasing way. My experience with many quilts done with those fabrics is that, to me, they look muddy.
It makes sense to me ! I don’t think I will come to any firm conclusions but it has been so fun to research!
Hello Susan!
I just wanted to ask you chose soie surfine over 100/3 for over one stitching , any reason or is it just personal choice ?
I liked the texture of the Surfine with the SDJ and since the piece is full coverage I didn’t want the stitches to get too tight. Just a personal choice. I believe 100/3 would have worked well too!!!
Susan how are you going to compensate for the various thickness of threads and Cross stitch versus tent stitch in the same piece. Isn’t it going to appear uneven when done?
What an excellent question! It’s going to look a lot more like Berlin work with raised and lowered sections. So far I am fine with it as it doesn’t take away from the saturation of color, and the dimension is really only visible when I look at it with my magnifiers. We will see as it progresses. Hopefully it’s something I can live with. If not, the frog will be doing a lot of work.❤️
Hello!
Looks like in your show nots your web site maybe you are missing a “s” but the pop up you put on screen I’ll try thank you susan
Thank you. Let me check
I appreciate you letting me know!!!! It’s all fixed!