>My eldest daughter, Maggie, loves children’s books. She even has a great blog devoted to them. As a result, I am often looking and finding vintage children’s illustrations which I think would make great needlepoint.
I particularly love the kind which have that sweet Mid-century Modern look and those washed out colors which are now almost pastel.
Looking through one of my design notebooks awhile ago, I found many I had cut out for inspiration. Plenty of ideas, but none stitched yet as I can’t get to my blank canvas, it’s buried.
So that’s the theme of our challenge this month, vintage children’s books and toys. Pick a favorite illustrator or author and do a picture from one of their books. Find a retro looking wallpaper and use that. Pick a vintage clipart (Dover has a whole book of them). There’s plenty from which to choose.
Remember to email me (napaneedlepoint @ gmail.com – remove all spaces) to tell me about what you’ve done. If you attach a picture, I’ll put it in the gallery at the end of the month. If you send me a link, I’ll put the link there.
About Janet M Perry
Janet Perry is the Internet's leading authority on needlepoint. She designs, teaches and writes, getting raves from her fans for her innovative techniques, extensive knowledge and generous teaching style. A leading writer of stitch guides, she blogs here and lives on an island in the northeast corner of the SF Bay with her family
did you forget your Feb. 4th entry or did I delete it by mistake?? Trying to catch up with your hearts. Gayle