* suite sweet suite sampler
Posted on September 7th, 2006 by maitreya. Filed under Cross Stitch/Embroidery.
Here’s a pre-craftlog project (from 1997!) I made in college for my dorm suite common room. Two of my best friends who lived in the suite with us got married last week, so I decided they should have it. It has all our names, and our cats’ names, embroidered on it. I remember getting all the supplies at the Woolworth’s going-out-of-business sale, and all they had left was pastel thread, so I went with it. Now why I didn’t just go spend the full price 75 cents on better thread somewhere else, we’ll never know. The font was included with the mat, if I recall. Why I didn’t go check out a book from the library with better fonts, we’ll also never know. Despite the design misteps of my younger self, I still love it so much and it was hard to part with. And the stupid suite-sweet-suite joke cracks me up every time.
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September 7th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Sweet! *snort snort*
September 7th, 2006 at 11:43 pm
I think it’s adorable! And gifting it to the former suite-mates who got married was genius.
September 8th, 2006 at 1:06 am
I can answer your “we’ll never know why” questions. You were *in college.* That explains everything. :0)
Cross stitch was my first crafting love, thanks for reminding me…
September 8th, 2006 at 4:20 am
Hehehehe - that is a crack up!
[Also I think MIchelle has hit it on the head - because you were in college. : )]
September 10th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
Sins of one’s youth… ;-)
What a nice gift!
September 11th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
I love it for the humor and for its traditional look. It’s almost subversive cross-stitch because of its pastel colors, formal font, but amusing spin.
September 16th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
hi treya, post-wedding has been crazy, but we LOVE it! i still remember sitting in the suite with it above our heads. good times :) thank you!!