The Land of my Fore Fathers and Fore Mothers

I kid my friend Sue, from Scotland, that she is one of my "peeps" since I am a great, great grand daughter of a Scottish Immigrant AND the fact that I have always loved Kilts and Scotch Plaids.

I received this postcard from her a week ago. She had gone on a day trip to Pitlochry, on the edge of the Sheffield Highlands almost smack, dab in the middle of Scotland.

She asked, "Doesn't it look like home?"

My answer . . . this is exactly the kind of town I would LOVE to live in . . but closer to Indiana, please.

Thanks for thinking of me Sue. Some day I hope to be able to visit Edinburgh, and the rest of Scotland, the land of Watson Kirkham, my great, great grandfather.

Scottish Saltire and American Flag Heart

Here are the finished results of this design. I am very pleased with the way they both turned out. The pattern calls for the heart to be outlined in black, and the inside colors outlined in the cross stitch color.

Then, I wondered what it would look like if I outlined everything "outline-able" in black.

Shown with complimentary Indy hair :0}

Which do you like the best? I've added a pole in the upper right side-bar for your answer to this question. I can't decide myself so I need every one's "professional eye" view to help me out
 

I'm not sure if I am going to frame them or finish them as ornaments. Wanna vote on that too? Okay  . help me out here too. I want to send one to Gordon, the gentleman in Edinburgh who discovered information on my maternal great great grandfather, Watson, who immigrated to the US form Scotland. The 2nd one, I want to send to Bruce, a descendant of James, Grandpa Watson's brother, that Gordon found for me.

Scottish / American Heart

To celebrate my Scottish roots and to make as a Thank You gift for the man who did the research in Scotland for me, I designed a heart combining the Stars and Stripes and the Saltire.

What do you think?

I so enjoy making these hearts with different things in them. If you would like something designed, let me know and we can see what we can work out.

Signed,
Want to Know What I Wear Under My Kilt?