baby's first needlepoint

And here's another photo from my mother (man alive, was I ever generous! and overambitious, as this was my first needlepoint! and counted, to boot).



Note the grid pattern in the background. At the time, this was a rather ill-advised decision to mark the grid onto the canvas with a very dark marker. Now, I have learned to view it as a "design element" (although you may beg to differ).