Gingham Love

I love gingham.

You probably knew that already if you've

been visiting my blog often.

Here's where my love of gingham all began...

Truthfully it began even before this...

I'm pretty sure I made myself a prom gown

from this same blue gingham in the late 70s.

{Stop snickering...you know you wore some crazy get-ups in the 70s, too!  

Or at least your mother did.  Or your grandmother.}

Anyway...

my sister has the full story of these gingham pillows

we made a loooooong time ago,

over at Susie's Sunroom.

We were inspired by this pattern published

in the June 1979 Better Homes & Gardens magazine.

Embroidering on gingham is called "chicken-scratch".

{See that pillow on the rocker?}

Photo from Susie Z. on Flickr

In all, Susie and I stitched up three of those pillows,

in blue, purple and green.

Susie came across two of them,

and our mom has the third.

These were a great way for two {young} sisters to spend

one of the last leisurely summers of our young lives.

I've got to admit that this is really out of style,

and the stuffing is all lumpy.

The floss colors are also dated,

but if I recall, there were probably only about

20 shades of embroidery floss available back then!

{Dark blue, light blue, dark yellow, light yellow, dark green, light green...}

A few of the stitches have worked loose,

and the lace is kinda faded,

but it's still a pretty reminder of good times.

This early influence still shows up now and then

in my latest projects...

I especially still love gingham in the kitchen.

I'll bet that's why I chose gingham for the background

in my Winter Dresden quilt, too.

Head on over to Susie's Sunroom today for the full story

of our gingham days!

I think I may be inspired to try a little chicken-scratch

this summer!

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