I receive some rather sad news last week. Megan Leslie phoned to let me know that her father, Allan Leslie had passed away a week after having heart surgery. He was only 65. Megan’s mom was the Late Susan Leslie, who we all know and love for her wonderful designs and contribution to the art of rug hooking. Susan brought many beginners into the hooking fold; sharing her time, knowledge and her wool. It’s so hard to believe that she has been gone nine years. I still miss her....she was a true friend, talented and a good person, we've all been cheated by her early demise.
After clearing out the house, we met up last Sunday and Megan brought all the remaining patterns that Susan had in her collection. Amongst them was the last design Susan had talked about hooking. She so loved anything around or in the sea and she bubbled over talking about the elements she planned to showcase. Seadragons, seahorses and starfish. We talked about it at length and after she finished the commission she was working on she was going to have this new and exciting piece on her frame but unfortunately she died before it came to fruition. I believe her friend Wendy drew it off and hooked it but don’t quote me on that but if she did and reads this I would love to see it.
Anyway, Deborah put it on linen this morning. We had to come up with a name so we’re calling it “Seas The Day” a fun, nautical play on words and something we all need to do considering tomorrow is not promised to any of us. I'm sure Susan would approve.
A funny little story came to mind. A few years back a woman approached me at a community hook-in and asked if Susan Leslie had any new designs. She told me that she loved Susan’s patterns, and hooked them exclusively for a while, even told me she wasn’t interested in any of mine. She knew that Susan had passed years before so it was a confusing question. My knee jerk reaction was to smile but that would have made me a jerk, so I said in a joking manner, no sorry, she’s not like Elvis with songs waiting in the vault to be released. We both had a little chuckle.
But now, we DO HAVE NEW, at least new to us, Susan Leslie designs and we will post them over the next few weeks as we make them up. She loved nautical, so many sport whales and lighthouses etc. An extra little bit of this and that to remember her by. I’m sure she’s smiling…..
After clearing out the house, we met up last Sunday and Megan brought all the remaining patterns that Susan had in her collection. Amongst them was the last design Susan had talked about hooking. She so loved anything around or in the sea and she bubbled over talking about the elements she planned to showcase. Seadragons, seahorses and starfish. We talked about it at length and after she finished the commission she was working on she was going to have this new and exciting piece on her frame but unfortunately she died before it came to fruition. I believe her friend Wendy drew it off and hooked it but don’t quote me on that but if she did and reads this I would love to see it.
Anyway, Deborah put it on linen this morning. We had to come up with a name so we’re calling it “Seas The Day” a fun, nautical play on words and something we all need to do considering tomorrow is not promised to any of us. I'm sure Susan would approve.
A funny little story came to mind. A few years back a woman approached me at a community hook-in and asked if Susan Leslie had any new designs. She told me that she loved Susan’s patterns, and hooked them exclusively for a while, even told me she wasn’t interested in any of mine. She knew that Susan had passed years before so it was a confusing question. My knee jerk reaction was to smile but that would have made me a jerk, so I said in a joking manner, no sorry, she’s not like Elvis with songs waiting in the vault to be released. We both had a little chuckle.
But now, we DO HAVE NEW, at least new to us, Susan Leslie designs and we will post them over the next few weeks as we make them up. She loved nautical, so many sport whales and lighthouses etc. An extra little bit of this and that to remember her by. I’m sure she’s smiling…..
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