Well, we made it through Christmas and the New Year. Although with both happening on Sunday...it seems like the holiday never ends....even if you are sort of ready to move on.
I haven't had much time to sew....
There are several things - in addition to my 'works in progress' - that I want to tackle this year...
I am not good at resolutions so I will just take it one step at a time...
just cross things off my mental list as I go along....
But one project near and dear to my heart is the Rose and Star...Clare will be posting a tutorial and guiding the Starlets through the process of English Paper Piecing this fabulous block. My fingers are itching to get started!!!
You can learn more about it here.....
Essex has a wonderful new linen blend {at least new to me}. It is a yarn dyed linen blend and has a beautiful texture and color. In the shoppe we have both the natural and black. It was the perfect pairing for a pillow {and possibly} quilt that has been growing in my mind.
I have long loved the Red Cross Quilts from the early 1900's. These quilts were used to raise money for the Red Cross which would in turn take care of the soldiers of WWI.
My pillow uses the natural yarn dyed linen as the background and the black yarn dyed linen as the cross....
The front is pick stitched with perle cotton {Valdani size 8....the best perle cotton in my opinion} and includes a little heart of shot cotton...
The back closes with a couple of buttons....with Cross My Heart stamped in little patches...
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year....
Happy Monday :)
mary
