Blogging Protocol

Hi Sweet Friends ~ warm thanks for your comments on my last post, it's nice to hear from dear friends and new followers too:)

Imagine you're surfing the web and there you see it, one of your finish photos...  so you click on it and find yourself at another's blog.  Recently I discovered one of my long ago finish photos had been lifted and posted to another's blog, just for reference, no claim or link was made to my finished piece.  Sometimes I tend to forget to watermark my photos, guess I'll have to be more mindful in the future.

One time I wanted to link a photo to a tutorial for a project I had completed, but certainly asked the original blogger's permission first, which she graciously granted.

I'm gathering my thoughts as I always do and considering contacting the blogger (outside the U.S.) and nicely asking her why she failed to ask permission.  Perhaps this is a commonly accepted practice outside the U.S.?  Simply put, I'd appreciate the courtesy of being asked.  Am I the only one who feels this way?

You're right... this isn't an earth shattering issue, but a blogging one, and I felt comfortable opening the topic for discussion.

Because I'm no expert on blogging protocol, I'm wondering if anyone has feedback to share? 

Tootles, Sue

Stitchers That Go Before Us...

Hi Sweet Friends, hope everyone has been enjoying some stitchy time and getting some much needed sunshine bling!


This post shares the passing in 2009 of a retired elementary teacher and how her stitching devotion continues to unite her family both old and new, as shared by me, the newest member and her only daughter-in-law.

For stitchers that go before us there is reverence, honor and duty, or at least I believe there should be.  In 2008, my soon to be DMIL Katie made an offhanded comment to me that she'd like me to look after her stash down the road.   Sadly, we lost her in 2009 at the spunky age of 88, five months after our wedding.  Katie was more than my DMIL, more like my DM.  While saying our final goodbyes in private, before the lid was closed, we all agreed she would want to be laid to rest with a scrap of fabric, needle and any Prairie Schooler chart, and so it was.

My husband once quipped he liked animals more than he likes most people, a very telling sentiment don't you think?  Katie never forgot his Freudian slip and stitched this large sampler for him years ago.  Appears to be some light staining, perhaps some Fray Check that bled, I'll give it a gentle scrub and see, wish me luck.

So, last month my DFIL (a strapping 90) asked me if I would go through Katie's overflowing Rubbermaid bin and add her initials to some of her stitching, for the family.  I immersed myself in several solitary hours fondling finishes she treasured, reminiscing cherished moments of discussing designers, projects, flosses, fabrics and techniques, and giggling at our many frantic phone calls back and forth across the driveway asking do you have DMC such and such ~ wishing all the while she was beside me.  I took note of her progress from her self-taught beginner 7 ct to her it's the best my eyes can handle 18 ct, observing knowingly how her skill and confidence grew bit by bit.  Having started stitching after retirement her eyes were not that of a youngster, she stitched feverishly for over 20 years and prevailed admirably.

And as you might have already guessed, of course more than initials were needed, these pieces needed to be finished.  I choose ones I thought Katie would have chosen with no particular number in mind.  After choosing a handful, I realized I had chosen 6 ~ enough so that DFIL, his 2 daughters and 3 grand-daughters could each choose one for their home.

And so I stitched Katie's initials, added approx. dates, measured, trimmed, added a bit of floss here, tucked a loose thread there, backed each ~ making do, as she would have done, with fabric from her stash and wool from mine ~ a labor of love and respect, of simply honoring Katie.

I'll wrap and give these to DFIL on Fathers Day.  It was such a simple thing he asked of me, and I'm so glad he did.

Here's a very small sampling of Katie's work, finished by me.  I'm happy to share these with you, pics are clickable.  Thanks for your visit today and for letting me share these sweet memories with you:)

 

 

 

Tootles, Sue

Reading, Beans and Beets

Hi all, hope everyone enjoyed the long Memorial Day weekend, we stayed home all nice and cozy, and puttered, we're ok with it:) 

No finishes to share quite yet, but as usual I've been working on smalls and will share pics after a while.


So... the last few weeks I've been having vivid dreams about living in Paris, for absolutely no reason, so I sought out Paris books in the library and found this.  Started it 3 days ago, now half way through, it's wonderful and compels me to go to bed early or hide from hubs:)

The past few days have been scorchers here in NY, you know ~ the kind of heat that can make one nauseous and light headed if outside too long ~ very grateful for central A/C.  Cooking will consist of major cheating the next few days, my pantry offered up this *in a minute~no cook* side to go with whatever, added some sliced onion and onion powder after this pic.  Yeah, Three Bean Salad is sold at deli counters, but why buy when it's already in the pantry!  I shop Aldis too, love to save a few pennies now and again, but my heart belongs to Wegmans for the big shopping push.  Anyone else out there ever cheated and doctored up a few cans before?

Tootles and stay coooool, Sue




 
 

Blue Friday...

Hey there!  If you're a long time follower here, you might suddenly realize (since I'm mentioning it) you never see much blue here ~ no blue stitchy, no blue stuff, no blue anything ~ until now!  I like blue very much, but our interior furnishings are mostly old red paint, chests, dough box, tiger maple and such.  But... ever since dear friend Peggy of Kentucky Sampler shared Master Chief's Blues, I've been thinking of sharing the Blues!

This small collection is truly the only blue vignette in our home, except for many other Blues wrapped up in storage.  Let me explain.  They belong to hubs, a/k/a the Ultimate Hoarder, loooong before reality TV.  His first job was a *runner* at an auction house at 13, he learned well and started collecting right then and there.  Then he taught me.  Fast forward a few too many years ~ we're swimming in everything old here.

These are high up in the kitchen, I heaved out the ladder to dust today, it never ends does it ~ ugh...

This is my favorite, very tall, it says *Improved Butter Jar*, can you just imagine!  Improved from what exactly? LOL!

 

There you go, finally a Blue post.  Anyone else wanna share their Blues?  Wishing you all a wonderful weekend:)

Tootles, Sue

New To Me...

Hello Sweet Stitchers!


Wanted to share a new to me site called A Stitcher's Pen, great resource for textile blogs.  You can add your stitchy blog too.  If you spend tooooo much time there, as I have just done, please don't blame the messenger ~ just walk away ~ lol:)


Go to my sidebar for the link.

If you like this kind of database referral please leave a comment and I'll try to be more diligent in sharing similar sites.

My sweet thanks for poppin' in.  Please do enjoy your day ~ come what may:)


Tootles, Sue

Olde Dame Penniwig

Morning my Sweets, thank you kindly for your recent comments ~ and an extra sweet howdy to my new followers, so great of you to stop by!  It's yet another cool, dreary and damp day here in the NYS Finger Lakes, and a great time to catch up on reading.  My heartfelt good wishes remain with those affected by the devastating storms across our country, may their lives be soon filled with healing, peace and love... 

Can I share a musing about blogging?  My first blogger contact was from Olde Dame Penniwig aka Holly, who without  knowing it, reminded me of the power of reaching out, and how a few gentle, kind or encouraging words can warm the cockles.  The warmth of friendship ~ easy, spirited, loving yet unencumbered ~ don't we wish all relationships were that easy?  If any of you are contemplating starting a blog, I encourage you to do so ~ you'll love the rewards. 


Once again the Olde Dame has generously offered us a freebie of digital/downloadable tags/labels, this freebie is *sewing*  themed (YAY!).  Printable on manilla folder, card stock or heavy weight paper, whatever you have on hand.  I like to keep things simple, punch a hole/add twine and use to adorn prim gifts or enjoy as a bookmark.  Here's her blog Penniwigs.  If you scroll backwards you'll find many other freebie tags on her blog, she's a peach!

And ~ you won't want to miss Penniwigs Etsy.  You'll find two new hang tag offerings, *Sewing* (vintage) and *Potions*  (wickedly delightful).  Oh, and Holly keeps her Etsy prices very affordable:)

Wishing each of you a sweet day filled with the warmth of friendship...

Tootles, Sue