The paisleys are free hand with variegated thread and a silk ribbon rose. I love paisleys. A lot. More than I probably should. But they're just so cool and free while still being contained.
This is Noel. She is my favorite dog (which is saying a lot because I love dogs and have had many, many favorites). My husband rescued her from the local shelter at Christmas several years ago because I adore bassets. She never completely fattened up, but she always made me laugh. Have you ever watched a basset run? It's more of a rocking motion and is adorable. Noel died last July and I still miss her. Anyway, I sort of copied a drawing from the internet and used the water soluble stabilizer trick to embroider her.
I went to an estate sale last week and found a pile of nice fabrics for crazy quilting. The light blue, purple, and burgundy were all from that sale. At fifty cents for a couple of yards, I felt that I could finally experiment with burn-out velvet on the burgundy. It turned out pretty well, until I cut it off when sewing it on the block. Oh, well. Only God is perfect.
I collect hats. I have downsized quite a bit in the last 10 years, but I still have quite an affinity for them. Nano bought my first one, a black velvet that molds to the back of my head and reigns from the late 1800s, at a festival (Tuleta Days) in a neighboring community. I think I was about 12. The embroidered one doesn't look like anything I own, but I thought it looked Victorian. The fuzzy brown stuff is supposed to look like ostrich feathers or some such. Not sure if it does, but it works for me.
My aunt visited this week and brought a large bag full of lace bits and yards. First I found the little off white loop thing that was the perfect length for the area above the blue butterfly. I had left the embroidery off that area with the intention of putting in a piece of lace or trim and shazam! There was the perfect piece. After I embroidered the hat, I decided a lace parasol would be cute. Back to the bag where I found this soft polyester that wasn't what I had in mind, but was too pretty to pass up. It wasn't stiff enough to applique an open parasol, but I think it turned out very nicely.
I am planning to stop at 20 blocks, but I'm still not sure. I had originally wanted the last two to really be one. I have an awesome piece of organza with a large peacock machine embroidered onto it that I wanted to mount to the block, but the way it was cut when I bought it is awkward and I don't think it will work just right. Still thinking about it, though.
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