Still playing with ribbons... It can be so addicting! Gotta work on adjusting the pearls before the glue dries! This could be a pretty corsage, and I might use red satin ribbon as the teal one, instead of organza. Practice, practice... … [Read more...] about Ribbons
Ribbonwork
Look what I learned today: flowers with ribbons! My friend Dora showed me how to make them this afternoon, while I was taking a break from hand quilting. When I got home and looked in my favorite ribbonwork book - Ribbonwork, The Complete Guide by Helen Gibb (I found it here), I learned how to make the leaves. For the large petals I used satin blanket binding since I did not have many ribbons available. For the smaller petals, I used grosgrain ribbon, and for the middle of the flower I used ric … [Read more...] about Ribbonwork
Medallion Part 3
Here is the third border for my quilt. Looking pretty good so far. May return to the leafy green fabric next. What do you think? Kids are on Spring Break, and I am so thankful they played nicely yesterday afternoon so I could work on this project. I needed to only hear the humming of the sewing machine, though I kept going back and forth to check on them... … [Read more...] about Medallion Part 3
Medallion Part 2
Here is the new border around the medallion. It is so much fun designing a quilt as I go along. I know I will introduce more colors on the next border. When I go hunting in my stash, I can usually find what I need. Let's see if it will come through for me this time. What do you think so far? … [Read more...] about Medallion Part 2
Embroidery
I was thinking about my friend Diana this morning. She does beautiful embroidery - delicate, with gorgeous colors, and very precise. It reminds me of the work my mother used to do when I was growing up - Brazilian 3D embroidery. So, I looked around the house for some of that work, but only came across these hand towels I purchased in the Northeast of Brazil. Aren't they great? [Oh, I love when blogger rotates pictures for you! $%%$#@^!!!] … [Read more...] about Embroidery
Wednesdays
Wednesday is my favorite day of the week, which is when a few of us from the quilt guild get together and hand quilt a project. Yes, the modern version of the old quilting bee happens at my friend Sue's beautiful home by the Wasatch mountains in Utah. We take turns bringing lunch and desserts, and have a blast as we chat, laugh, and quilt for hours. My husband calls it crazy work (what? you could do it faster on your machine! he says). I call it a weekly retreat... … [Read more...] about Wednesdays