I have finished cross stitching a project from the book "Really Cross Stitch". I love everything about this project, from the fancy lettering that clashes with the harsh message, to the asymmetrical design... I love it.
Love, love, super love it!
In the world of cross stitching most people tend to frame their finished pieces or turn them into pillows. But I am a quilter, so I'm not sure what this will become.
From the United Nations report in 2021:
• Globally, an estimated 81,100 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2021. The overall number of female homicides has remained largely unchanged over the past decade.
• Most killings of women and girls are gender motivated. In 2021, around 45,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members. This means that, on average, more than five women or girls are killed every hour by someone in their own family.
And that is my inspiration for stitching this cross stitch!
8 comments:
I got nothin' but anger and tears over the facts. So much hate.
Love the stitchery!!!!
Wow! I was surprised as to the number of deaths of women and girls! So sad, and to think how far we have come and still this goes on. Thank you for sharing and I love the cross stitch!
The panel discussion on TV yesterday carried live from Abu Dhabi for International Women's Day was really thought provoking - Hillary Clinton, Mika Brzezinski, Billie Jean King, Gloria Steinem and Olena Zelenska at the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi. It is on youtube if you are interested.
and my +85 year old mother is still waiting to see a female president in her lifetime. Her mother was denied the franchise to vote until she was older. What a shame. Love the cross stitch.
I have finished cross stitched pieces as quilted wall hangers and various other items.
The data is sadder than it looks. The stitching is a sad but true statement. I would put it as a Pocket on a tote. Can't have too many Totes bags.
Such sobering (and maddening) statistics!!
Very sad statistics and it's even sadder that change doesn't appear to be speeding up, if anything it may be going backwards.
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