1000th post giveaway project

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I was excited to hear that, despite cold temperatures and less-than-reliable postal carriers, Kelli received the gift I made for her for my 1000th post giveaway!
Kelli told me she likes bright blue, the little bluebirds I show on my blog from time to time, and wanted something in fabric.  With that inspiration, I sat down and created a fabric block for her:
The base was a heavy vintage upholstery fabric that has a lot of stability.  I layered a beautiful old hand printed fabric from San Francisco (the blue with the hydrangea) and then used a bluebird printed on fabric as the focal point.
I make so much with neutral colors that it was fun to throw in some brights!
I put this very old hand made doily over the hydrangea printed on the fabric and loved the way its shape and texture "mimicked" that.  I added some hand stitching in thick thread for extra interest.  It was so much fun to create this little square; why can't I do that for a living?

Comments

Kathy said…
Gorgeous and I'm sure she loves it! I know just what you mean, why can't I just do THAT all day....
December 11, 2013 at 9:24 PM
Dee in N.H. said…
Gorgeous! I'm sure she will treasure that!
December 12, 2013 at 4:50 AM
JoJo said…
Beautiful stuff!
December 12, 2013 at 6:16 AM
Linda said…
So thoughtful. Why not do this all day for a living? You're REALLY that good!
Cheers, Linda.
December 12, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Kelli Davidson said…
I love it so much and that little bluebird is gorgeous! From the moment I "met" Laurie her bluebirds have made me so happy and now to own one! I am going to frame the square after I paint the frame. I was showing it off to my mom and she laughed when I told her I was so drawn to those bluebirds. She said they looked like the little bluebirds on cupcakes she had brought to my Kindergarten class for my birthday when I turned 5. That's when I remembered them! Now I know why I love them so much. My daughter has overtaken the beautiful bookmark - I'm so lucky to have won!
December 13, 2013 at 4:16 AM
Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures said…
Lucky Kelli! It's so pretty, love the different textures and the sweet bluebird focal point.
December 15, 2013 at 3:19 PM
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