Different fabrics have been used to obtain different effects. This pouch is made with vintage hessian and embellished with antique trim, and embroidered with a lovely French theme. It is lined with a gorgeous French toile fabric fabric. It has a large vintage mother of pearl button and closes with a wraps of a pretty cord.
Some new shoulder bags completed today, love when things get done!! I used vintage fabrics combined with linen. The yellow bag has been combined with antique Italian linen hemp so it's very special! Both bags have been embellished with vintage/antique doilies bought at the antique markets here. The both have interiors pockets and a magnetic button. Both will be going on Etsy.
I just finished this growth chart. I never made one before but have been wanting to do do for a long time. It was fun to do but took quite a while. I machine appliqued the figures, hand embroidered many parts especially the measuring tape down the right hand side. I combined lovely Italian linen with fun cotton fabrics. It was hard to photograph so I apologise for the photos. Hopefully they give an idea of what it like. More images on flickr
This is my third block of my version of Sue Spargo's Magnolia Quilt. It is turning out to be an extremely bright quilt but I really like it. I have been collecting a lot of different threads and fabrics lately with this quilt in mind. Sue's who philosophy is that you can combine any fabrics especially felted wool and layer the fabric to give it texture. She then embellishes her work to give it even more dimension. She used perle cottons, silk threads, wool threads, chenille threads, beads and a whole lot of different embroidery stitches to make her work so interesting. I am trying to make mine interesting as well. It's fun doing the embellishments as you can keep going and going and going!! I have started to cut out my fourth block and will continue working on it tonight. Stay tuned for more! If you are interested to see some of Sue's work, check out her blog.
Recently I've been working on this largish cot quilt. I made traditional blocks with some cute combinations of fabric. The quilt has been hand quilted with pale blue and pale green embroidery floss. I always like the effect of hand quilting more than machine quilting. These quilts are also great as playymates as they can be thrown in the washing machine and improve with age! Lucy has long since grown out of her cot but she still uses her cot quilts when she's watching tv in spring autumn and winter. She also finds great use for them when she and her teddies are having a pretend picnic on the floor! More images on flickr
I made this cute door hanger today. I've been meaning to these for a while now finally I got started today. I need to make one for Lucy. I thought these are great with the child's name to indicate whose room it is. They could also be great to announce the birth of a boy or a girl. Here in Italy they hang a pink or blue bow on the door to indicate a new birth.
I used my antique linen and decorated it with with applique and embroidery. I can easily do these with a name appliqued as well, or embroider 'It's a boy/girl'.
Some new antique linen pouches, great for keeping jewellery, hair accessories and so on. I have appliqued some antique trims which I bought at the Antique market in Gambettola last weekend.
I made these shoulder bags today. The first is made with linen with a little antique trim appliqued and a pretty blue cross stitch. The second is made with antique linen and vintage fabric. Both have internal pockets and a magnetic button.
Ooh I haven't made a new cushion for a while. Yesterday I made this one and it was such fun. I used beautiful antique linen for the background and then decorated it with applique and embroidery.
Pencilcase/organiser made with cotton and antique linen. Applique and hand embroidered. These cases are also great to keep jewellery, hair accessories, make up, sewing equipment and so on. More images on flickr
I made up a few more designs of my lavender sofite rattles. They all have bells in them so they rattle. I was thinking about making a little bag for each of them which can then be used to store things. Going on Etsy, more images on flickr.
This is my third block of my version of Sue Spargo's Magnolia Quilt. It is turning out to be an extremely bright quilt but I really like it. I have been collecting a lot of different threads and fabrics lately with this quilt in mind. Sue's who philosophy is that you can combine any fabrics especially felted wool and layer the fabric to give it texture. She then embellishes her work to give it even more dimension. She used perle cottons, silk threads, wool threads, chenille threads, beads and a whole lot of different embroidery stitches to make her work so interesting. I am trying to make mine interesting as well. It's fun doing the embellishments as you can keep going and going and going!! I have started to cut out my fourth block and will continue working on it tonight. Stay tuned for more! If you are interested to see some of Sue's work, check out her blog.
I enjoyed making mine so much much I made 2 more today. They are so colourful and happy! I also made them a fairy mushroom house. It's made of thick felt and decorated with machine applique. Lucy was so pleased when she came home from school today she begged me to make house for her too and more dollies. She can't wait to play with them!
Antique linen tea towel
Antique hand woven linen hemp fabric
Antique linen tea towel with small embroidery
Antique linen hemp mix double bed sheet hand embroidered monogram
Antique linen hemp sheet cross stitch monogram
Antique linen hemp tea towel
Assortment of beautiful trims.
