[thatyank]

Susan Elliott asks...  http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2012/02/safeguarding-our-stories-along-with-our.html

"Which of our things end up being family treasures, worthy of safeguarding and passing down through the generations...and which things are tossed or given away for lack of a caretaker. The stories of who bought them or made them and what inspired them to do so tends to be lost too often along with the person's death.

"It reinforces the need for us to include the stories of our works along with the pieces that we create. Should my needlework pass from the hands of my family for lack of interest, perhaps there will be someone else out there who desires to be its guardian for a while?"

Thanks to Lee at Lake Stitcher http://lakestitcher.blogspot.com/ for leading me to this article.

Lats night, at quilt guild, one of the members showed us a quilt she had made for a fund raiser at her kids' school. Several years later, she gets a call that said quilt is at Good Will! She had a label on it that identified her as the maker and the pupils as the source of the fabric art in it, and it's original purpose, so they were able to track her down and she was able to purchase it (it will be donated back to the school)... If it weren't for that label...

So, are your stories written down to accompany your "heirloom" stitchery? Will your heirs toss them or keep them with the care they deserve?

[thatyank]

Susan Elliott asks...  http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2012/02/safeguarding-our-stories-along-with-our.html

"Which of our things end up being family treasures, worthy of safeguarding and passing down through the generations...and which things are tossed or given away for lack of a caretaker. The stories of who bought them or made them and what inspired them to do so tends to be lost too often along with the person's death.

"It reinforces the need for us to include the stories of our works along with the pieces that we create. Should my needlework pass from the hands of my family for lack of interest, perhaps there will be someone else out there who desires to be its guardian for a while?"

Thanks to Lee at Lake Stitcher http://lakestitcher.blogspot.com/ for leading me to this article.

Lats night, at quilt guild, one of the members showed us a quilt she had made for a fund raiser at her kids' school. Several years later, she gets a call that said quilt is at Good Will! She had a label on it that identified her as the maker and the pupils as the source of the fabric art in it, and it's original purpose, so they were able to track her down and she was able to purchase it (it will be donated back to the school)... If it weren't for that label...

So, are your stories written down to accompany your "heirloom" stitchery? Will your heirs toss them or keep them with the care they deserve?

[maryfrances40]

Unfirtunately I don't write the stories to accompany the pieces and I know I really should.

I went to guild meeting last night and learned that they sold 1100 needle indexes last year! They just got another bolt of the white felt so they can make more!

[thatyank]

I sign and date my stitched pieces (well, most of them anyway) and keep an online "journal" of their completion dates, their designers (if I know them), etc. And any that have won prizes have their ribbons attached to the backs of the frames. But I don't have detailed "stories" behind most fo them... perhaps I should.

And as for my papercrafting --- some have my signature stamp on them but most don't. I have been very lax there...