Feather Making....

feather parts....

 



 

feather stacks.... 

 

 

oh....and she said, "Yes" to the dress!

 

happy tuesday!

mary 

A Field Study....

I love Anna Maria Horner's new line of fabric - Field Study...

 

 

equally as sweet is the free download - Feather Bed Quilt

 

 

you can download a copy here...

So, prompted by a friend wanting to try this out, I carved out some time today to try a couple of feathers....

 

 

the instructions are very clear and fairly easy to follow...

 

 

I used Essex linen as my background...

 

 

some luscious perle cotton will be a lovely addition to these yummy feathers!

 

 

have a wonderful weekend! We will be wedding dress shopping! Yee-haw!

mary

Blooming!

 

 

happy wednesday!

mary

Pretty Finds

Just some lovely fabric finds to share....

How stinkin' cute is that Nursery-Versery from Heather Ross!

 

seriously???

Anna Maria Horner's Field Study....

a precious dot and deer print from MoMo...

and some darling trims!

All from my little slice of heaven on earth....

Sew To Speak!

Happy Sunday!

mary

Wordless Wednesday....

pencil pouch for Enzo...pre-schooler

from great aunt mary...

tutorial

Happy Wednesday

mary



Olympic Sewing!

As I mentioned before...the Olympic games have given my stitching hands a real work out!

This little mini has been keeping me occupied with a bit of applique, embroidery and pick stitching...

It is nearly finished...

I've also been chugging away at the 'wedding quilt'....all applique so far...

And I have been drooling over a fantastic gift given by my sweet friend, Sara :)

Sara was just in the UK enjoying the Olympics and thought of me while in the Liberty shop!  Oh my STARS!  

She picked up a package of pre-cut hexies and papers....of course, all yummy Liberty fabrics!

Seriously!  Is there anything more beautiful!   

I am such a greedy girl - all I can think of is how I want even more!  

I love it!

   

I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends....thank you Sara....I **heart** you!

It's Friday!

mary 



Stitch by stitch....

Been doing a lot of hand work lately...

embroidery, EPP, and applique...

hand work makes you slow down...time to think.

That can be good. Time to work out issues while creating something sweet.

I am still working with Dresden's and Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas fabric...

adding some embroidery and lovely perle cotton colors....

It is good to be able to work without the sewing machine.  Although, as I think dream about the many quilts I would love to tackle...I decided to give this little block another try.  I love this block {called Odds and Ends in some circles}....

I just appeals to me....very vintage.

It takes some fiddling, but well worth it {although mine is not perfect}.  I just love this block.

In these dog days of summer are you taking some time to slow down?  Working on any hand work?  

Happy Tuesday!

mary    

   

Wordless Wednesday....