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My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts) Tue Feb 25, 2014, 09:54 AM Feb 2014

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Sheela Na Gig Embroidery

I just posted on my blog today about this Sheela Na Gig embroidery I made. I decided to make it into a pillow. Sheela na gigs were carved onto churches in the British Isles as an anasyrma or evil-warding totem. It was believed exposing the genitals warded off demons and bad luck!
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Sheela Na Gig Embroidery (Original Post) My Good Babushka Feb 2014 OP

You are in for some great good luck then libodem Feb 2014 #1

I'm glad you found it amusing! My Good Babushka Feb 2014 #2

Nice stain stitching. sinkingfeeling Feb 2014 #3

Thank you My Good Babushka Feb 2014 #4

That pillow is amazing! Scruffy Rumbler Feb 2014 #5

Neat-o! nt My Good Babushka Feb 2014 #6

libodem

(19,288 posts)

1. You are in for some great good luck then

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 09:58 AM

Feb 2014

Looks like your pillow is about to give birth. I'm amused.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

2. I'm glad you found it amusing!

Reply to libodem (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 10:01 AM

Feb 2014

I think it is a bit silly. I love historical silliness and old superstitions.

sinkingfeeling

(53,268 posts)

3. Nice stain stitching.

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 10:42 AM

Feb 2014

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

4. Thank you

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 10:51 AM

Feb 2014

I've been working on it. Satin stitching looks so easy, but it's very hard to do neatly!

Scruffy Rumbler

(961 posts)

5. That pillow is amazing!

Reply to My Good Babushka (Original post)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 11:02 AM

Feb 2014

I have Sheela na Gig sitting over my back door. It's a resin cast of one from a church in England.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)

6. Neat-o! nt

Reply to Scruffy Rumbler (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 11:06 AM

Feb 2014

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