A New Cousin

Preparations are in progress for a ceremony to be held this weekend in honour of A New Cousin. She is ten months old now and very popular with friends and family. I am so pleased for my brother who is a father for the first time and for his partner who is a fantastic friend to us, and I gain a very special niece!

Both girls are very excited about the event as it will be a fun family gathering with various gift offerings being made for the special day, including poetry, music and visual presentations. A will play a little piece for piano by Barbara Kreader from which she's learning the basics of musical intervals. The words are fun too:

'Please, no bees! Please, no bees on my nose or neck or knees! Bring no sting! Bring no sting! Find a rose, not my nose! Ouch!'

I is busy making a cross-stitch of the letters of her new cousin's name with a decorative border.



'Minnie', cross stitch (detail), 12.5cm x 18.5cm

This is something I enjoys as it involves working out how to centre the design, making lines of symmetry with tacking cotton, choosing a typeface, colours and types of threads, and appropriate decorative motifs.