Gardening Buddy...
This is a new 6-inch LITTLE TREASURES block for my Repro Madness swap quilt project. I wish I had this little doggie's help as I try and tame the verge around the house on this 800 acre treasure forest!
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
My new project..."QUEEN MARY'S GARDEN © 2018"
Mary, Queen of Scots was born in Scotland on December 8, 1542. Her parents were King James V of Scotland and the King's second wife (from France), Marie of Guise. She is pictured above at age seven. Of all six of his children, Mary was the only child to outlive him who was legitimate of birth. At the age of six-days-old, Mary's father, the King, died. As he had been on his death bed at the time of her birth, he never even saw his new daughter. Nevertheless, at six days of age, Mary became the Queen of Scotland and the newest ruler from the House of Stuart. A Reagent would rule in her place until she was older. Mary was sent to school in France, where she was taught many things including embroidery and other textile arts. She loved needlework and had quite a talent for the beautiful variety of complicated and expressive stitches. She was a lifelong fan of embroidery and would come to lean on her artistic abilities through her life as ...
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