Susan's Handiwork

Look what Susan just finished:

Click on this photo--or any of the others--to see the item in greater detail.

It's a table runner made using Norwegian Hardanger needlework techniques.  She started the project in June and has worked on it off-and-on ever since (alternating it with other Hardanger and knitting projects whenever she can sit down in the evening or during a car ride).  She will submit this project for her Level 2 pin in the Hardanger Embroidery category of the Sons of Norway's cultural skills program.  Look at some of the details:

She initially planned for it to be a Christmas decoration: a runner for the center of our dining room table.  However, she discovered that it happens to fit our foyer table perfectly, and it matches our decor--so that's where it will live!  (Susan and I just bought this table for our foyer in August as an anniversary gift.  Furniture is the suggested gift for a 17th anniversary, and this is one item of furniture that we thought we could use.)

Isn't that a perfect fit on the table's top?

Here are a few autumn-themed decorations for the table.