22nd Stitch Meditation and First One of the Year! Southern Belle

I actually pinned this piece together in December 2019, but didn't stitch it until this week, as I've been stitching on the fabric book the last several days, so I'm going to count it as 2019, and it's going on the front cover of the book.

It's about 4-5" square, and I used embroidery thread on recycled scraps from two of my blouses, a jacket, and a tea dyed scrap off a bed skirt. The little vintage hand crocheted lady I found among my mom's things, where she had cut it off the bottom of a worn towel. I'm thinking it may have been crocheted by her older sister, but mama could have done it. You know, way back when, people used handwork to decorate the linens and towels. I have many things that I, my mom, aunts, and grannies made, using our various stitching talents. They hold many beloved memories for me. 💟

I don't use a hoop, but stitch freehand and intuitively, because I'm not trying for perfection, but a stress reliever and a mind occupier, because I'm a worrier. I try so hard not to be, but I am. 😟

Anyway, this piece will be attached to the front cover of the book, and I tried this morning to find an idea of how to bind the pages together online, but had no luck, so I guess I'll just have to wing it, and do it intuitively. We'll see what happens! 😀