Stitching, life inspiration and Christmas planning
Remember when I stitched these little squares from vintage transferred fabric? Well I spent some time mounting them last week. One of them ended up shaped like a heart and mounted on this fabulous fabric that was once a paisley tie -- vintage of course. The other two I simply stitched to a scrap of white with black thread; eventually they will end up on a sampler. I free handed this basket of irises, in silk ribbon embroidery on some simple muslin fabric. Then I turned it into a little stuffed heart. I think it's very cheery. Remember the little tag book I bought from Terri ? I searched out some graduation quotes and then sat and cut them out and glued them onto the tags to create a graduation card for a friend. The quotes are aimed at graduates but they apply to all of us, don't they? On the last page/tag I'm planning to seek out a gift card from a restaurant near her new college campus to com...