Another One Bit The Dust ...

As I mentioned the other day I have been finishing up some projects ... started and abandoned ... my attention span can be very short sometimes (wink wink), and I have a tendency to jump around from project to project.  
Eventually, one has to finish a few of them to get back on track, so to speak. 
So here is something I'd like to share with you.  I really enjoyed putting this one together ... the colors of these batiks I used were so pretty and with the addition of the vintage lace, well it just comes across as very Victorian to me.

 

Front

 

Back 

 

 

A few close up pics.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.

Hugs

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Time Flies .... and May is here!

Where on earth did April go ... just flew right by.  I kept meaning to stop by here and post a project.  There have been a few new ones and a few unfinished ones  that I pulled out of the archives to finish off.

I couldn't resist taking Kathy Shaw's free online Shabby Chic bag class.  Such a cute little frilly bag.  We started off by pulling from our stash some soft pastel color fabrics, thread, lace and embellishments.  Plus had to source out the perfect image for the center of the crazy quilted flap of the bag.  This is what I started with and then the bag evolved like magic:

 

The beautiful floral fabric in the center is what I choose for the main part of the bag.  A lovely piece I picked up at my local thrift store.  I pulled as many colors from this piece to assemble the crazy quilted flap with.

 

 

The image I choose for the center of the block I copied onto a piece of silk printable fabric and was perfect for this project.

 

 

The embellishments I played around with for several days finding the perfect fit.  It's nice to have a big selection to choose from.

 

This one ... or

... this one....

 

And finally picked this one and stitched up the seams with some pretty stitches and added some lovely silk roses.  So fun!

 

 

And then it was time to make all the pieces of the bag.  I added a nice pocket to the back  and used a pretty pink taffeta for the lining and the strap.

 

 

 

Voila a beautiful Shabby Chic Bag has been created. A one of a kind original which I gifted to my dear friend Mary for her 65th birthday the other day.

 

 

Thank you friends for stopping by and having a look.  I wish you all a lovely day.

Hugs

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UFO - Sunday - 2

Well, the sewing kits weren't all that got finished, I also finished up this Vintage Journal Book cover, which I had started about a month ago.  My dear cousin Catherine spied it on Facebook and really wanted it, so off to the post tomorrow and it will be hers to enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

Final Round Robin Block

Sadly, the round robin has come to an end.  This is my final block which I have stitched for Lori Truzy.  She made up the brightest summer blocks to stitch up in a summer theme.  She said she wanted to use her blocks for a nice table runner so I did my best to keep things reasonably flat and washable.

I avoided the silk ribbon treatments (not easily washable) and sent her a little package of extra bright lace flowers and buttons to scatter around her finished table runner which will help pull everything together in the end.

It was fun to stitch up these five round robin blocks and I look forward to seeing how mine turned out when they are returned to me.  Go to "RR-1930 Vintage on the Farm" label for viewing my set of blocks.  I will post them all once they have been returned to me.  Hugs til next time.  Have a crazy day!!

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Postcards, Postcards and more Postcards!!!

Just adding more postcards to my collection here.  I have been making them for Birthdays and Mother's Day or for who ever you might send one to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stitch Meditation

Who knew that something so simple could be so addicting.  I recently was invited to join a Facebook group called "Stitch Meditation".  You take the simplest pieces of leftover bits of fabric, trim and whatever and stitch it onto squares of fabric ( I used whatever I felt like, cause there are no rules here).  Make a picture or just stitch them on ... the idea is just to calmly sit and stitch without any worries.  Here are few of my attempts:

 

 

 

 

 

Kathy Shaw's Silk Ribbon Embroidery Course

 

As promised here is my assignments from Kathy Shaw's silk ribbon embroidery class I took on line.  This was back in August and September, life got busy and I haven't had much time to blog so I'm doing some mass uploads of projects this week.



 
 
 




 This lovely arrangement of blossoms
I have show cased in a crazy quilted
decorative pillow, which I will post next week after I have taken some photos.

A grouping of blackberries which I used in a crazy quilted journal book cover.  (see journal book labels for photo)

 

A bird in a rose bush, which I made into a PC and sent to my niece Christine.

 

 

 

A dragonfly which I stitched onto an existing embroidered applique of some Alberta Roses.  This was also made into a postcard.

 

 

Another group of blossoms with embroidered leaves.  I used a pink marker to add a bit of color to the petal tips and pink floss and beads in the centers.

 

 

This pretty lady was a bit intimidating to stitch, the little red roses were stitched with 2mm silk ribbon.  She hasn't found her forever home yet.

 

 

Kathy had us use our imaginations and an assortment of various types of ribbon for this funky flower pillow.  I added a few buttons to fill in the spaces.  Now I just need a little granddaughter to gift it to :)

 

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And what a great course to take if you have the opportunity and are interested in working with ribbon.  She is on line at www.shawkl.com

 

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