I added this site to my Google reader, too! Very impressive.
My Mom taught me to embroider when I was 13 or 14. Pillowcases with swans and flowers!
I haven't embroidered in over 40 years but this year I was with my grandsons and to keep them busy had them draw pictures and I would make a quilt for them with some of the pictures. My grandson that was in first grade was easy, I could applique the pictures, but my grandson in preschool only drew stick figures so I went on youtube to learn how to embroider. I was amazed a how relaxing it was to embroider again. Now to get the quilts finished this Christmas
Sure would love to see your grandsons' quilts when you get them done. They sound really fun. Pictures, please??