Vintage block quilt done

The quilt made from vintage blocks is finished, except for the label. I need to get some information about the woman who had these blocks, she passed way recently and was in her 90's. The quilt is 75" x 75" and too big to photograph on my design wall so I've put it on a spare bed to get a photo.

The leaf this week is based on a doodle that I did while in a meeting. I enlarged it, reversed it, made a toner copy and used Citra-solv to transfer it to hand dyed fabric.

The original doodle and the enlargement.

The reverse image and the transfer.

The Weekly Leaf #7

Daily Stitching

Indigo and Rust #338 - #342

Line Dance #45 - #49

Monthly Project

Mom and Me, February

This is one of her crocheted doilies that would have been starched so that the edges would ruffle. I don't think it was ever used. I found that if it was folded not quite in the center and pressed, it would lay fairly flat. It's mounted on an eight inch canvas.


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Valentine Postcards

Every year I make a few valentine postcards for my younger grand children and since it was a snow day when I started making them this year I made a few extra for friends. I stitched a heart shape using french knots and cross stitches, photocopied it and made a thermofax screen.

The original on the left, the photocopy and the screen.

The screen was then used to print on either a pink cotton or some vintage plaid silk with burgundy fabric paint.

The hearts were fused to Timtex and a few more stitches were added in different spots on each one. A backing was fused on and the edges were stitched.

Ready for address and message.

The best part is that I also received some valentines from some of the same friends I sent them to!

The weekly Leaf #6

This leaf was printed with green fabric paint on hand dyed fabric using a thermofax screen. It's a very old screen and I can't remember whether I drew the image or used clip art or a combination of both.

Daily Stitching

Indigo and Rust #334 - #337

Line Dance #41 - #44

I've also finished quilting the vintage block piece, all that's left is the hand stitching to finish the binding.

Happy Valentines Day!

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Stitching and knitting through the Olympics

I'm not much of a tv watcher, but we do have it turned on most evenings. Evenings in front of the tv is where I do my weekly stitching, knitting and reading. With the Olympics on for the next two weeks I should get a lot done. This is how the table alongside my comfy chair looks.

On the upper left is a bag with the sweater I'm knitting. Underneath the bag is the stack of books I'm currently reading. In the middle is the small bowl that holds my weekly stitching, that's #6 in the bowl. The bowl to the right holds this winters pair of socks in progress.

We have had a few snow days lately so I've gotten some quilting done on the vintage blocks.

Daily stitching updates.
Indigo and Rust #327 - #333

Line Dance #34 - #40

I've also been working on this years Valentine cards, I'll show those next time.