I love May. Besides being my birth month, it's not too hot, not too cold, the flowers are blooming, and the garden has new things to discover every day.
Have you ever found that with a crazy quilt you made? Whenever I look back at a block, I "discover" something new.
This is my 5th block for the 2013 CQJP:
The little girl is my grandmother, circa 1918. As you can see, I tatted a tiny flower for her and embroidered a duck pull toy. The frame was pinked with my awesome vintage pinking machine and embroidered in an aesthetic style.
I also tatted the cross from a pattern in
Tatting Collage by Lindsay Rogers. I had originally planned to put it below the picture, but it was too dark. The lace that it landed on is from my stash of antiques, as is the flower and leaf surrounded by silk ribbon french knots. Check my etsy page for an awesome holder for your tatting needles, hand made out of Texas mesquite.
The mixing bowl and rolling pin are my own design. And yes, I do use a vintage wooden rolling pin with green handles. I think old things should also have a function. The mixing bowl reminds me of some of the Pyrex bowls that have been passed down to me.
Last but not least, my little tractor. We do not use John Deere, but love International Harvester. The design is from an Aunt Martha. I had to shrink it quite a bit to fit, but it was a lot easier than trying to draw one.
Very pretty, like the tatted cross and the embroidery.
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