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.
I've stitched my way through life. Early skills in utilitarian and decorative sewing have merged with art in the world of quiltmaking. My love of journaling has now crossed into the cloth world, too. I love old songs, old souls, old words; my collections attest to my fascination with memories.
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Why it called a laundry pin and what is the long thin item in the middle?
The tag said “vintage French laundry pin”. I’ll have to do more research on that. The long thin item is a “vintage embroidery thread winder” complete with some vintage floss.
Why it called a laundry pin and what is the long thin item in the middle?
The tag said “vintage French laundry pin”. I’ll have to do more research on that. The long thin item is a “vintage embroidery thread winder” complete with some vintage floss.
Thanks for sharing. Your art always warms my heart.