I made this using my newest sewing room toy, a needle-felting machine. I felted the wool heart to an old quilt remnant, then to a bit of vintage ticking, then to denim. More to come on that new tool.
On this glorious February 14, we spent the day celebrating things and places we love. We did some antiquing near Fayettevile and in Woodbury, traveled backroads all the way, had lunch at The Blackbird Cafe.
Vignettes with hearts were on display everywhere, whetting my appetite for things I’d like to do next year.
One antique mall had hearts cut from old quilts just lying around everywhere! And, most vendors there had items 14% off today.
This has neither hearts nor blue in it…but don’t you love these neutrals?
I found a few treasures to inspire me…most of them blue and brown. No surprise there. Brought home a few of them, you see.
A few ceramic blue pots.
A brown transfer plate filled with sewing treasures…I’m loving those vintage laundry pins!
I found quite a selection of printer’s blocks… I can’t wait to make images on fabric using these.
And in another store, my initials were in a printing drawer!
I made this little heart garland to add to our kitchen heart collection this year…cut bits of a vintage quilt that had been for a swim in the indigo dye pot.
