Monica Knits

Here is another of Margaret's Ukrainian cross stitch pieces. In this photo you also see the bread board, mugs, and salt and pepper shakers which inspired the red and black design on white 14 count Aida cloth. This humorous saying, "Like it or just eat," and the bread board hung near the kitchen table.
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Related Cross Stitch Sayings: Smile, Joy and Make Time.

My mother-in-law, Margaret, framed one of her favorite sayings with a black and red border of Ukrainian cross stitch on 14 count, Aida cloth. The piece measures 9" wide by 7" tall, with the cross stitch comprising 7-3/8" x 5-3/8". The inspiration for this border came from glass coffee mugs, a cheese plate, and salt and pepper "eggs" decorated with a Ukrainian cross stitch pattern.

Related Cross Stitch Sayings:
Smile, Joy and Today's Menu.

This beautiful 11" x 12" size cross stitch was completed by my mother-in-law and hangs in the living room of their home. The design is by Karen Marie Zabroski whose work I greatly admire. Read more ... for kit details and a link to another work by the same designer.

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This 18 color Ukrainian madonna and child image from the Museum Collection of the Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada was cross stitched by my mother-in-law, Margaret, from a pattern drawn by Nell Burianyk. The colors are more vibrant than shown, but I had to photograph it in the shade because it is framed with highly reflective glass. This gives creates a blue cast to the image. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Pattern source: "Ukrainian Embroidery Designs and Stitches," Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada, 1956.