As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been thinking a bit about creating my own cross stitch designs. I don’t know if it’s something I’ll get around to anytime soon, but I’m inspired by these charming samplers that my mother-in-law Bonney made back in the ’90s, substituting their original wording with her own favorite sayings.
And this was way before Subversive Cross Stitch, of course. I like the way that they look so quaint at first glance, but take another look and you get the joke. Even with the humorous words, it’s obvious that Bonney put a lot of time into them and they are something that her family will always treasure.
haha! i love this! Your mother-in-law is an awesome crafter. Does your hubby happen to have a single brother??
Oh, oh I LOVE that last one.
You’ve got ONE.Cool.MOM-IN-LAW. Gorgeous stitching with a wickedly funny sense of humor. A true life blessing!
I used to do a lot of cross stitch before I fell down the rabbit hole of knitting, and I can see how much time went into those. They are lovely, particularly all the amazing shading details on the last one. The last subversive stitching I did was a simple little wall hanging for the pub kitchen my roommate works in, which said (with expletives intact) “F*** you and your side of ranch”
I would love to see some designs from you, since your style is something I adore. I feel some inspiration coming on to do another sampler, along these lines…
I love your mother-in-law. She rocks! What a great sense of humour!
They are so cool – amazing contemporary sense of humour. I’ll be interested to see what samplers you come up with.
Bonney is made of awesome! I really want to be adopted by her so I can live in her yarn stash. Her samplers remind me of Kate Westerholt’s stuff http://www.katewesterholt.com/gallery.html
The last one is especially hilarious! Very creative–and something one would be proud to hang in one’s living room. :)
“never mistake endurance for hospitality” is my new favorite saying and Bonney is my new hero!
These are wonderful! I love antique replicas and am amazed at the detail girls used to put into their samplers. Your mother-in-law’s show such creativity and sense of humor.