Gingher mystery solved and questions answered, thanks to stitchy friends both near and far. If you're contemplating acquisition of every single edition...GIRD YOUR LOINS! These are most definitely collectors' items and can be very very spendy.
(Methinks I will continue to be grateful for and happy with the ones that I have thus far.)
(Unless, of course, I win the lottery...in which case I will fund the discovery of artificial kidneys, cure cancer, solve world peace, give every stitcher enough pin money to buy all of the things, and then go on a quest to find every single one on the list).
2000: Cheetah, Emilia
2001: Gloriana, Laurel
2002: Abigail, Katelynn, Penelope
2003: Audrey, Gabriella, Leah
2004: Casandra, Lindsay, Olivia
2005: Amanda, Lanell, Sophia
2006: Alyssa, Jamie, Julia
2007: Ashley, Bianca, Glory, Maria
2008: Emma, Freedom, Roberta, Sarah
2009: Criss, Elena, Mia
2010: Charlene, Ella, Sonia
2011: Alicia, Tessa
2012: Emily, Jennifer
2013: Julia, Sharon
2014: Barbara, Eve
2015: Wren
2016: Sawyer
2017: Lauren
2018: Eleanor
2019: Juniper
2020: Evelyn
2021: Rynn
On my personal stitchy front, I fished through my WiP basket last night and decided to give a little bit of love to Brenda Gervais' "Summer At Cherry Hill".
Thanks for the list; I hadn't realized Cheetah is so old. Also noticed no 2022 scissor, so I wonder if they have given this up for good, or is it some leftover Covid issue. On the stitching topic, stripes are always an issue for me. Most tree striations go up and down, but I don't stitch that way if I can help it. Cherry tree striation is horizontal though. So I think this is fine, since it's called Summer at Cherry Hill, right? You can't change your past memories of this piece, but how about making new ones, because you survived, you're here to stitch & live another day.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, lots of things to sort through. But I understand since I’ve worked on some of my Mom’s projects since she passed, and it definitely brings on emotions. I think the striping looks ok, but what’s important is whether it will bother you or not.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks fine and a lot less striped than the original piece. on the cover of the chart. But as mentioned by others, if it bothers you, then rrrrriiiiipppp it out. It is not all that much stitching to replace. I know how we associate our pieces with what is going on in our lives. I have the same issue with a piece I worked on when my husband was ill. He eventually passed away and I think of that every time I look at the piece but not in a bad way. I remember what a wonderful human being he was and how much he loved me and I loved him. So this piece of yours is a memory of how far you have come and how fortunate you are to have received a kidney .Make it a good memory!!
ReplyDeleteA drone passing over will never notice "striping" ... give it time and
ReplyDeletethen decide. As you said, there are also pleasant memories attached to this lovely piece; cherish those....it is a very lovely
piece and may become your triumph framed ..... heritage
It doesn't really matter what we think. It sounds to me that you don't love it so I suggest ripping it out. Agonizing over it is no fun so just Bite the bullet and rip it out!
ReplyDeleteI can remember what tv shows I watched while stitching a piece.
Don't worry about the stripey effect.
ReplyDeleteSuper pick you pulled to work on, Coni! Yes, I look at pieces and the memories spring forward (the good, the happy, the sad, and the ugly).
ReplyDeleteThanks to you I realized I have the Cheetah scissors. Was thinking about selling them on a de-
ReplyDeletestash group. But I might just keep them now.
Thanks Coni. Love your Brenda Gervais stitching and good luck on the Nancy's Needle Needlepoint project. It's all about the rhythm of the needle isn't it? lol
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