Birth Announcement for George.

Knowing that I would celebrate my 500th Blip today.....has made me sit back, and more carefully consider today's subject

This week, I finished a project that has taken me, most of the summer months to complete.
It is the Birth Announcement for George, our 3rd grandchild, who was born on 21 September.
The embroidery piece is by counted cross stitch. Most afternoons, since June, I've sat on the back terrace, in the shade, and stitched away....it was very hot this year in Spain.....so there was frequent hand-washing, to try and keep the work clean and not get it marked by sweaty hands!

This is the third Birth Announcement that I've embroidered.....on each occasion, we didn't know the gender of the new born; and that influenced the colours and design that were chosen. Layla was born in 2012, Charlie in 2013 and now George in 2015.

The Announcements are framed, and each one hangs in the child's bedroom. George's Announcement is at the 'Framers' now, because, we will fly over to the USA later this month, and will carry it with us.....thank goodness for "bubble wrap".