I started a cross stitch the other day
I've started at least a hundred and one,
and only a handful of those are done.
My problem is simple and plain and easy to see;
I'm hooked on cross stitch, it's not as bad as could be.
I don't drink or gamble, I just sit and stitch.
This is my weakness, my passion, my itch.
Each project I buy is exciting and new,
I can't wait to get started, so that's what I do.
I stitch on the new piece, forgetting the old.
That makes one more piece that I'm putting on hold.
If I bought no more projects ever again,
I'd still never finish if I live to one hundred and ten.
So I'll keep right on buying forever more.
(I'm a preferred customer at my local stitch store.)
And when my time comes, in stitchers heaven I'll be
With enough unfinished projects to last through eternity.
I'll sit and I'll stitch all the day through.
And I may finish a project, perhaps even two!
~Author unknown
This is my weakness, my passion, my itch.
Each project I buy is exciting and new,
I can't wait to get started, so that's what I do.
I stitch on the new piece, forgetting the old.
That makes one more piece that I'm putting on hold.
If I bought no more projects ever again,
I'd still never finish if I live to one hundred and ten.
So I'll keep right on buying forever more.
(I'm a preferred customer at my local stitch store.)
And when my time comes, in stitchers heaven I'll be
With enough unfinished projects to last through eternity.
I'll sit and I'll stitch all the day through.
And I may finish a project, perhaps even two!
19 comments:
Love this~~~ Welcome back Jolene!!!
I've missed you...
What a great poem! I've not read this one before. Thanks for sharing it.
Great stitching! Also great to see you back here (I've been away quite a bit lately myself) ;)
LOVE IT!
Oh Jolene! Love that project and your delightful poem....missed seeing you post!:)
Wonderful!
Jolene I love the poem!! Your stitching is beautiful....
The piece is gorgeous and the poem really does hit home.
Linda
What a great poem. Love this. Nice to hear from you.
Love your piece Jolene. And your poem - I think that could have been written by a lot of us. When the new things come out we leave the old - hopefully we revisit them at some point.
Very pretty! I've seen this design, but cannot recall whose design it is. Please, refresh my memory. Are those the colors on the chart, or did you change them. It is just lovely. Hope you post again soon.
---Laura
Nevermind, it's an out of print BBD. I love your blog!
Wow this is really great, and true! Hope you are having a great month.
It's gorgeous! Congrats!
Such a lovely poem. And a wonderful finish.
Great poem & a lovely finish
What a beautiful poem !!
BTW. I saw that red and white basket quilt in your previous post ... that is so beautiful, you lucky one !!!! If you find antoher one for such a price and you don't want it ... just let me know LOL
Jolene what is the pattern with blackbird, alphabet and vase of flowers? It does not have a label. Thanks
Jolene I was wondering what pattern you have pictured on the right-blackbird, vase with flowers and alphabet. Thank you
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