Favorite stitching saying?

LOL! But it's nearly done....on 28 ct! Just waiting for the perfect words....

Does *no* one have a favorite saying?

Joan

Not a stitching saying, but it sort of applies.

It would be a squeeze to fit it in, but my favorite saying is:

"Anything worth doing is worth over-doing."

From the Notebooks of Lazarus Long/Time Enough for Love by Robert A. Heinlein.

Nyssa, who has been over-doing the ice cream lately At River's End

I thought about it but you didn't tell us what the piece was, so it's a bit hard to think of something appropriate.

Until the world be quite dissolv'd and past So long at least the needles use shall last.

The loving eye and patient hand Shall join together and bless this land

The one I used on my millennium sampler would be too long

I light my candle at both ends It will not last the night But oh my friends - It gives a lovely light.

I have two over my winery

Give me wine to wash me clean Of the weather stains of care

and

Age gets better with wine !

Personally I like Sheena's last quote.

I think I have always liked'

Floss goes through needle Needle goes though cloth.

From Gill

this is probably too long, but I felt called to share it. This is what's on my wall:

"I am sewing...and I often lay down my needle and 'build a little castle in the air' which seriously impedes my sewing project." (Emily Dickinson)

Here's short list I put together in case I need something.

Sampler Sayings

1) The charm of Christmas lies in the thought that we live in the memory of our friends.

Author Unknown

2) =93If it does not seem like a moment=92s thought, all the stitching and unstitching will be for naught.=94 William Butler Yeats - Paraphrased by Gary Cooper's daughter for Turner Classic Movies

3) The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse=92s ears.

4) =93And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.=94 Anais Nin 1903 =96 1977

5) =93The wise teacher makes learning a joy=94 author unknown?

6) "Breeze is the conductor, trees the musicians, and leaves the instruments."

7) The happiest people don=92t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything they have.

It's the same pattern that Mavia made...the thread winder holder shown on rctnp...but I'm not making it into a pocket, since I have no thread winders. It will be sort of like a little sampler. I'll try get pics taken and uploaded this weekend.

This would be nice if I could think of some way to shorten it.

LOL! Neither of which would fit me!

J

Hm...if I took out "goes" I might be able to fit that in. Time to start playing around.

J

A stitch in time, Saves nine

This is a very old saying

These are all good quotes...yours and the others'! I have started a document with a list of them.

Anyone else?

J

Someone sent this one to me recently:

'Sometimes I laugh so hard the tears run down my leg'

It gave me a chuckle! :)

Mavia

ROTFL!!!! Love it, although it would be a bit long for this piece! I may have to make a new .sig file!

For anyone who's interested, I have now posted a pic in rctnp and my webshots album:

Love the colours, but that is small, maybe Shirleys suggestion, you could shorten it to '1 stitch in time, saves 9'