Fun With Carter

Much to my delight Carter has taken up needlepoint. She is working on a pillow which is beautiful. So while she was here we made a stop over at Chapel Hill Needlepoint and she found a coaster set to stitch. Needlepoint Nancy knew Carter was a horse girl and produced the perfect canvas of four coasters. She suggested a monogram go in the center, which was brilliant.

Carter and I decided that a simple “C” was the way to go. We looked at some monograms on Pinterest and ended up designing our own font. I worked it out on graph paper and then did a test run up in the corner of the canvas so Carter could decide if she liked it. It was just her style.

This morning Carter and I pulled threads from my extensive stash and I stitched the blue C so Carter would have a template of where to put the others. Counting tiny canvas holes to center anything is hard. At first I out the letter too far to the right. I pulled out the stitches I had done and restarted. Carter liked the placement and now she is set.

Repayment for my needlepoint advice was that Carter cleaned out her bathroom drawers and cabinet and some cabinets and shelves in her room. Three garbage bags later she no longer has any bathing suits from middle school, base metal necklaces from lower school or sunscreen from high school. I so appreciate her tackling this job for me. She promises her closet will be her target on her next visit home.

There is nothing better than having an adult child you love to spend time with. It was a quick four days, but so much fun, even cleaning out the cabinets.