How A Letter Can Make The Word

I quickly sold out of blue and red  Not Going Back Potholders, so I decided to make a few more.

As I stitched each letter I thought about them as I always do.  How some I really enjoy creating and others are more difficult.  The letter “n” has never been a favorite of mine.  I don’t mind the lower case “n”, but the capital always looks awkward to me unless just right.

I had to figure out how to make the “n” in my Not Going Back Potholder in a way that I liked. Especial since it was the first letter in the phrase and was leading things off.   Also, if I don’t get it just right, it can look like and “H.”

Sometimes letters remind me of people, if it’s the letter that begins their name.  And depending on the person and how much I like them or not, it can be weighted in a good or not so good way.

I’ve always had a hard time with the letter “G” too.

Whether in cursive or print it  felt too heavy,  too bulky, to me. It wasn’t until I made my Not Going Back Potholders and played around with the fonts so they’d have the feeling I was looking for in each one, that I found the grace and joy in the cursive capital “G”.

Suddenly the letter took on the elegant sway of spiders strand bowed between tree branches.  I realized that all the movement dipped then swung joyfully up.

And that the letter ended with a big smile.