Friday, February 6, 2015

FO Friday - Cross Stitch Table Runner

I have an FO this week!  However, this one was completed by my mom.

I went through my craft studio several months ago and got rid of a bunch of stuff I didn't need, want, or things I felt I'd never get to.  I had a printed cross stitch table runner kit that someone had given to me for a wedding gift 25 years ago.  I always thought it would be fun to do but never got around to doing it.  When my mom saw that I was getting rid of it, she snapped it up.

I had no idea she'd been working on it until my birthday when she surprised me with the finished runner.





The kit even came with lace that my mom sewed on with a tiny vintage sewing machine she recently found.


It's a little wrinkled from being gift wrapped.
I probably should have ironed it for the photos.


This was such a sweet surprise!

10 comments:

primrosesattic said...

What a lovely Mum you have. What a wonderful surprise.
Rosezeeta.

Anonymous said...


What a beautiful gift of your Mom's time & love. The runner is so pretty.
Sandy L.

Art and Sand said...

How sweet of your mom.

What is FO Friday?

Susan said...

How lovely! And how thoughtful! Looks like the apple didn't fall far from the tree in your family... :)

Delighted Hands said...

What a treasure! It's great to be loved!

Laurie said...

Mom's are cool like that. She did beautiful work.

September Violets said...

I LOVE this!! Such a sweet, old-fashioned runner. What a treasure your mom is to do this up for you. It's been gifted to you twice now! Lucky girl ;) And Happy Birthday! Wendy

September Violets said...

I LOVE this!! Such a sweet, old-fashioned runner. What a treasure your mom is to do this up for you. It's been gifted to you twice now! Lucky girl ;) And Happy Birthday! Wendy

Amy at love made my home said...

How fabulous that your Mom took this and worked on it and then even better that she gifted the beautiful finished runner back to you! It really is very pretty isn't it. xx

mamasmercantile said...

Its beautiful and even better that it was made with love.