Home is where the wine is

This stitch is one that I took on for a friend/former coworker, Kalie. The journey along the start and completion of this project has many emotions and twists and turns and lessons learned weaved within.

I started this project in February 2020 shortly after I was laid off from a job I loved. It was what I considered a “mourning stitch” - my first project that I hoped would get me out of my emotional slump. And it was also the stitch I was working on when I went into labor with Hudson. In an effort to distract myself during early labor, I worked on this for an hour in the wee hours of the morning (4AM - 5AM to be exact). And then I took a (necessary) break as I adjusted to life with a newborn.

The supplies for this sat on our dining room table for the entire time. While they weren’t particularly messy or taking up much room, at a certain point, I got tired of looking at the almost-completed work and the itch to finish it overtook me, so I snatched it up and finished it between feedings over the course of another week-and-a-half.

Pattern: Etsy - Cross Stitching Lovers