Needlepoint And Plaid For Colder Days

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My husband is thoughtful and will bring me a magazine when I am sick, have had surgery or when I had our babies. When our oldest was born, he brought me an issue of Country Living Magazine. When our youngest was born, he brought me the November 1990 issue of Victoria Magazine.

(I don't remember what he brought me with our middle child - typical right?)

I devoured that November issue. It had a wonderful room styled with Ralph Lauren items.

One image was a needlepoint pillow resting against tartan pillows.

It was that image that started my love affair with needlepoint.

You can see that image and several others on my Christmas board on Pinterest.

I've also started a Victoria Magazine board. If you loved that magazine, you will want to check that out.

My love for tartan didn't begin with that November issue.

2017

It began with a Christmas article in Victoria featuring the home of Mary Baltz. (She's also featured on my Christmas board.)

2015

Her normally all shabby and white home was transformed each Christmas with red tartans and needlepoint pillows with a black back ground.

At least one of our beds gets this treatment each year.

2017

This year they may all get this treatment.

2017

I finally have enough needlepoint pillows.
I'm about to finish one that I started years ago.

I also found one on eBay for a steal.

It's very vintage and wonderful.

I've pulled out all our plaid throws.

2014

(Where is that pillow? Hmmm)
I've also taken stock of all of our plaid ribbon.

2014

I'm planning where to put the trees.
I've been out looking for more plaid (and checks) but vintage plaid tins are hard to come by.

2014

I am not decorating for Christmas yet. Most of these images are from other years but I'm slowly headed that way.
All the pumpkins are removed. There are pinecones sprinkled in with turkeys, acorns and leaves.
Rich plaids, checks and sweater pillows are residing on the sofas.