Smocking with Gwen

Life.....goes on.

The end of 2017 brought immeasurable heartache to my family.  My life felt as if I was spiraling out of control with little hope of righting myself.  My daughter, Aimee, has been my most ardent cheerleader and along with her I will be back on track again with new purpose.  To reinvent myself and get back again into enjoying my ability to create artful things again.  The loss of my Dave to a sudden heart attack in November left our little family reeling and we are slowly regaining our footing.  Aimee has encouraged me to again get back to what will make the minutes and hours fly by.  

First will be to look at some of my out-of-print designs and rework, reinvent and update the overall look of my designs.

First on the list in the 1985 Cinderella. 

The new version will have an updated computer generated color graphs and a bit of added dimension which will give it a more modern look.  I was surprised to see that I had done this draft for the new Cinderella in 2010. 

This little befeathered horse can be stitched facing right or left.    I can’t decide which direction I like best.  Which direction would indicate “going to” or “leaving the ball”?  
     

I have a great need to move forward with the challenge of turning “we” into “me” as my new normal.

The Fairy Tale doesn’t always end the way you think it will.  

Happy Smocking!