My latest project, whatever it happens to be, is always my favorite. Today's latest project--or rather tonight's, as earlier in the day I was into something else--is a welcome banner. I have made these in various forms for years, the most popular being a celtic knot, but I've had requests for all sorts of random images and sayings. I'm not sure what inspired me to do this one, although it may have been the humungous thistle Sue has growing in her garden. I always eradicate the thistles from my garden, and I always feel a little bad about it; in spite of their prickly disadvantages, they're really quite beautiful and attract goldfinches and assorted other critters. But they tend to take up a large amount of real estate, and my garden is small. Anyway, Sue and Frank allowed theirs to grow, and it's quite magnificent...easily taller than me and bigger around than my dining room table.
So this banner has been kicking around in my head for weeks, and today was the day to actually begin it. What you see here is, of course, not the finished product but just the basic shapes ironed on to the backing. With any luck at all, I'll finish it by the weekend. If you care to broaden your horizons and pronounce it, it's FAHL-cha. Much easier to pronounce than most Gaelic; I will never attempt to learn the language of my ancestors, I envision getting cramps in my tongue.
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