💗Lizzie Kate Finish💗

Hi friends! I stitched up February Flip It by Lizzie Kate. This pattern was a gift from our friend Robin.

I stitched this one over one on 25 ct cream evenweave linen with DMC. I made a few color changes. There are also a few errors in there.😬I tried and tried to correct them and said to heck with it! It looks fine! It is so tiny, who will know? This is now in the cubby shelf. I have not forgotten that you would like to see the cubby display for February. It has been overcast for days. I cannot get a good picture yet. Maybe next post!

After the Valentine piece I dragged out the Bluegrass Bibs.🤪 Yes, the project that never ends! I stitched two more autographs. Ronnie and Garnet Bowen. If you are into Bluegrass you will recognize Ronnie. I have stashed the bibs away again. There are more autographs to stitch. And they are undecipherable and much larger.😒 I am doing this because I love my brother.

Have some of you read The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd? I love historical fiction, don't you? This was a good one. A story I was not familiar with at all.

An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. The year is 1739. Eliza Lucas is sixteen years old when her father leaves her in charge of their family's three plantations in rural South Carolina and then proceeds to bleed the estates dry in pursuit of his military ambitions. Tensions with the British, and with the Spanish in Florida, just a short way down the coast, are rising, and slaves are starting to become restless. Her mother wants nothing more than for their South Carolina endeavor to fail so they can go back to England. Soon her family is in danger of losing everything. Upon hearing how much the French pay for indigo dye, Eliza believes it's the key to their salvation. But everyone tells her it's impossible, and no one will share the secret to making it. Thwarted at nearly every turn, even by her own family, Eliza finds that her only allies are an aging horticulturalist, an older and married gentleman lawyer, and a slave with whom she strikes a dangerous deal: teach her the intricate thousand-year-old secret process of making indigo dye and in return -- against the laws of the day -- she will teach the slaves to read. So begins an incredible story of love, dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. Based on historical documents, including Eliza's letters, this is a historical fiction account of how a teenage girl produced indigo dye, which became one of the largest exports out of South Carolina, an export that laid the foundation for the incredible wealth of several Southern families who still live on today. Although largely overlooked by historians, the accomplishments of Eliza Lucas influenced the course of US history. When she passed away in 1793, President George Washington served as a pallbearer at her funeral. This book is set between 1739 and 1744, with romance, intrigue, forbidden friendships, and political and financial threats weaving together to form the story of a remarkable young woman whose actions were before their time: the story of the indigo girl.

I am now stitching an Irish/Spring piece for the pedestal frame for next month.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. -Psalm 103:1-5

Thank you for stopping by today my friends. I am so glad you did! I hope you have a nice weekend with nice weather wherever you are.

Stitching and praying,
Vickie