The Krohn Family Quilt for my niece, Jennifer, is finally done — my March project for Allie’s “Christmas Through the Year” club. I will probably take a break after this and focus on wedding stuff. It’s a good feeling, though, to know I have 3 gifts in the Christmas bank. Originally, I had planned to…
Month: February 2011
You Can Make It – Things to Do With Scissors and Paste – Easter
I love this book. I love it so much that I’m going to be sharing every single project in the entire book, so I hope you like it at least a little bit. The book was published in 1943 by the Silver Burdett Company; the authors are Louis V. Newkirk, Director of Industrial Arts Education…
Embroidered Ring Bearer Pillow
Emily really liked the vintage transfer I posted recently, and I think it works well on the pillow. The design is stitched with one strand of floss on a silk decorator sample (one of a lot of hundreds I purchased in a wonderful ebay auction). For the back I used scraps from the pennants, some…
More Wedding Pennants
I ended up making lots more of these than I originally anticipated. They looked so cute that I kept thinking of other places to use them besides the aisle — like around the edges of the buffet tables — on the stair railing where the girls will enter — or up high on the patio….
Cats in Love – Vintage Embroidery Transfers
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are some cute transfers from an old “Fashion Folder” transfer booklet (V574). I think I have 6 of these booklets — this one is designed “for Teenager….for Youngster…for Crib Set.” When opened, the sheets are 11″ x 17″, with 12 pages of transfers in red ink. Since my…
Cross-Stitched Tulips Quilt Top
These pretty vintage tulip quilt blocks are from Barbara at Oodles and Oodles, who always finds the best stuff. They were stamped on a heavier type muslin and stitched with green and a variety of pink colored floss. I knew they would look good with a couple of vintage chintz fabrics I already owned —…