Now, a few months ago my uncle gave us a vintage camper. A very very old, very very well used vintage camper. It has a whole story behind it. And it’s going to take lots and lots and lots of work to get it usable. Well, Drew absolutely loves it. He talks about it all the time, reads about vintage campers, asked for vintage camper books for Christmas, I think he dreams about vintage campers! So when I told him I wanted him to draw me a picture of course he drew one of the camper that he named Ruby.
A friend of mine shared an article with me about taking a child’s drawing and turning it into a keepsake. I had seen this before and at the time I thought it was a good idea but then I totally forgot about it. Well, I’ve joined a group on Facebook that is more of an embroidery group versus cross stitch and I have been wanting to try my hand at this form of stitching. Specifically the split stitch that Lori Brechlin uses. (Lori is an absolutely brilliant designer of all things handiwork and primitive!) So all the stars were aligned and I jumped in! Here’s Drew’s drawing:
And here’s my progress so far:
This has been such a fun project. And Drew is loving it! He’s planning on hanging this in Ruby when we get her done! I think I’ll have to have the grandkids draw me pictures next so I can make keepsakes for Abby!
This is wonderful!
I love everything about this! How exciting to be gifted the camper, no matter the work. And she already looks right at home at your place. Your son’s drawing is so sweet, and your stitched rendition is wonderful! It has been too many years since I have plied a needle. Your wonderful work make me want to take it up again!
Oh that poor camper – we fell in love with it the moment we saw it but I don’t know if we’ll ever find the time to get it redone! It will be a work in progress for quite some time I’m afraid! I pick up my needle on a daily basis. My stitching keeps me grounded! I’ve cross stitched for years but have never done more than the basics of embroidery. I’m looking forward to learning some new embroidery stitches!