Nearing the end ....

This ole project is coming to an end.  This will be my last post on it's progress until it's finished. So here are some of the stitches I've done this past weekend ....

 

So, I started with this vine.  I new I wanted some flowers on it but really didn't want to do roses again so I made up a flower by stitching a bullion stitch then a ribbon petal on each side.

I felt I needed to add a little bit of the color rust so I made some French knots around the bottom and I think it helps to anchor the  whole vine.  What do you think?  Love to have some feedback.

 

 

Found this pretty green/brown butterfly in my lace stash and thought it fit nicely in this bottom left corner.

 

 

I'm presently working in the top right corner, beaded the scalloped edging and a few scattered silk flowers with a bead in the center.  I am thinking of  chain stitching the leaves in a medium brown to make this corner pop. 

 

 

So here we go with the buttons again, they aren't stitched down yet.  I have done several arrangements and take pictures to see how they look.  So we will see in the end which one works the best.

 

 

And this is the overall look ... a bit blurry but you get the idea.

 

Hopefully, it will be finished by the end of April and I am already planning my next project.

 

Coming up in May is a Crazy Quilted Boho Bag

 

 

Heads Up!!

Lots of new postcards edited into Textile Postcards label. 

Have a great weekend :)

                                  

Just close your eyes and imagine this ..............

My New Storage Cupboards

 

My dear friend Mary is getting a new refit to her kitchen and had these two wonderful cupboards to sell.  So if you can image one might be just perfect for storing my crazy quilt goodies and the other will be for my finished quilts and throw pillows.

Hugs..Mary!!

 

 

 





A little bit of this .... a little bit of that!

I had a fabulous weekend ... and all because I did a little bit of this and a little bit of that.  Started off Saturday working on my Coffee, Peaches and Cream block ... added some very pretty peach and cream roses to the left side of the block, which you will see in the photos above.  I finally decided what to do with the little round tuft of rabbit fur that I had and using Gerry Krueger's method of stitching on felt to make my bunny and added the tail after ..... turned out delightful!!  I did manage a little bit of housework, a little bit of cooking, a little bit of baking and a little bit of sunning myself on the deck. 

 
Ran out of bread so whipped these yummies up!
 
 
 
 

Progress on Coffee Peaches and Cream

Here are a few of the seam treatments I have done so far this past few weeks.  I am playing around with a button cluster treatment as well.

 

 

 

Over all look.

 

 

 

Coffee Peaches and Cream

 

I signed up on a Facebook group page to participate in a CQ block sew along which was assigned as a tonal block called Coffee and Cream.  Basically, different shades and tones of browns and creams.  I really wanted to add my little bird embroidery I did this past winter so I am calling it Coffee Peaches and Cream.  So this is the base block.....and as you can see there is a few peach colored flowers in the embroidery.  I used a black embroidered piece of a collar that I got from a blouse at the thrift store and I think it adds a nice pop of black to frame in the embroidery.  I also layered a piece of black lace on the fabric in the lower left corner and a piece of a sheer embroidered pale peach in the top right corner.  I really like the scalloped edge on this piece and might do some bead work on there later on.

 

 

 

 

 



Fabric/Textile Postcards

For those of you that may not following me on Facebook I have been also making fabric/textile postcards.  I love to send them to family and friends in place of a regular card one gets at the drugstore.  I also belong to a couple of Facebook Postcard Swap Groups where we are given a theme to work with and a swap partner to send to.  Hope you enjoy them. 

 

Quilting Cotton, Upholstery Fabric, Tulle, Fuzzy Yarn and Dried Grass

 



 

Up-cycled Jacket Fabric, Burlap, Yarn, Charms & Embroidery




 

Batik Cotton, Hand-dyed Lace Trim, Acorn Ribbon, Paper Leaves and Charms



 

Coffee-dyed Motif, Flat Beads, Linen Fabric, Cork Fabric and Embroidery




 

Up-cycled Jacket Fabric, Wool Yarn and Fuzzy Yarn, Burlap Trim and Up-cycled Pendant Charm



And here are some postcards from the past:

The Pumpkin Patch was sent to Charmaine in France (swap group)  

 

 

 

The above Sunflower was gifted to my mom on Mothers Day 2017

 

 

This sunflower went to England - pc swap

 

 

The Vintage pc was sent in a pc swap - forgot the destination

 

 

 

 

This Chickee Bird was a Birthday Card for a friend.

 

 

This Vintage pc went to Ineke in The Netherlands - pc swap 2017

 

 

This Makers Choice pc was made for pc swap

 

This wildflower pc was an experiment which I kept.  I had hand dyed some lace and did some embroidery on it.

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Made this Indigo pc for a swap with Penelope Q.  in 2017

 

My attempt at a Canadian themed pc swap.  I think this one went to The Netherlands as well.

 

This Wildflower pc was made for a swap and also went overseas.

 

 

This is my very first pc which I have kept and framed.

 

This pc was my very first one sent in swap ... can't remember where or the theme for this one.

 

 

This postcard theme was Back to School and was for a swap.

 

This pc was sent to Maria in Costa Rica ... Theme was first letter of their name. "M" for Maria

 

This pc was a Maker's Choice design for a pc swap.

 

The theme for this one was "Fantasy Trip"

 

The theme for this one was "1950 Nostalgia"

 

The theme for this swap was "Kites"

 

The theme for this one was "Colors of Winter"

 

This was my attempt at "Vintage Shabby Chic" and was sent to Lorraine in Australia as a private swap

 

The theme for this one was "Colors"

 

This "Under the Sea" pc was fun to create. Got a chance to use my collection of charms here.

 

This was sent to the UK to Janet, theme was "Crazy in Red, White or Blue"

 

 

This ones heading to Ineke in The Netherlands for a swap.

 

This ones heading to Winsome in England for a swap.