More Cuff Bracelets

Remember the fiber festival I went to, back in the spring?

Well, I bought some silk pieces while I was there.

This piece was green on one side and blue on the other.

I ruched the silk and attached some vintage

crystal aurora borealis beads. 

The backing is a black velvet ribbon.  There are

a few matte blue glass beads scattered across

the surface.

The other cuff bracelet was created on a felted

wool base.  I will be applying a grosgrain 

ribbon to the back to cover my stitching.

I have crocheted several of the motifs.

The heart, on the lower right, is one I created. 

There are vintage buttons and more beads

some of those have an aurora borealis finish

which adds sparkle to the bracelet. 

Now, I must get to sewing on my Boho Bag.

I will post an update soon!

Love to all,

Deb

Boho Bags

Have you noticed all the bloggers that

are creating boho bags?

Pat Winters has some lovely ones,

this is one she recently created.

Cathy created one as well,

she even passed along helpful hints

so nice of her to point out her

errors, so we would not make

those same mistakes.

I kept looking at these bags,

thinking I could make one.

But, all those different fabrics,

where would I find them?

You know I have quite a fabric

stash of my own.  Could I find

just the right fabrics to use?

Then I happened to notice this:

on Gerry's blog.

A kit available in her etsy shop!

I have long adrmired her buttons,

she handpaints each one!

The boho bags were great

lots of fabrics and trims!

Here is the kit I purchased

Gerry's etsy shop :

When the kit arrived Gerry had included one of her

handpainted buttons!

Gerry also has a great tutorial on creating a

boho bag on her blog.

Ladies, start your sewing machines!

Let the fun begin.

Will post my completed bag soon!

Love to all,

Deb

Swatches

I recently came upon this blog post.

http://wildmuse.net/foundling-swatches/

The post tells the story of the

Foundling Hospital opened in 1741.

Here is another link and where I found the

image above.

http://www.neonatology.org/classics/fh1749/fh1749.html

I was so touched by the post on

http://wildmuse.net

I sent the link to many of my

email friends.

If you get a moment read the post.

You all know I am a fabric lover,

but to think of a small swatch

of fabric, holding such a bond

to a child. 

What a story.

Love to all,

Deb

Stick A Pin In It

With the help of my daughter and DeeDee I have found
a very useful website.  Pinterest is a great way to keep
track of the things you find while blog hopping.  I used
to spend a lot of time trying to remember where I found
that cute....., you think I would remember where that....
was?  Now, I don't have to try to remember, I simply
stick a pin it and save it to one of my virtual pinboards.
I have just started adding items to mine and I love it
already!  There is a link on my side bar!
 Love to all,
Deb

Block Complete, Ready To Swap

After receiving a few suggestions

on ways to improve my block.

I have made the following additions.

Gerry thought the butterfly looked

lonely, so I added a couple of friends

a dragonfly,

and a beetle.

 

 Gerry also thought the stitches below

the butterfly should be extended

up to the crocheted doily.  Thank

you Gerry, I learn so much from

both your blogs.

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(We will pause now for

a brief message.)

 If you are new to Crazy Quilting

or just want to learn some

new things, check out

Gerry's "block talk".

She takes a crazy quilt

block and gives examples

of how the block could

be improved, as well

 as pointing out the positives.

In her examples she does

a little editing magic,

that actually shows what

the block would look

like, with the changes made.

This has allowed me to

"see" through her eyes and

actually understand  what

she is explaining! 

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Back to the block,

The small yellow stitches

below the basque stitch were

bothering me. 

Donna took time from her

camping trip to help me come

up with a solution.  After

removing the stitches,

I decided it looked better

and left well enough alone.

(I know this fact will surprise

some of my friends, I am always

a more is better girl!)

 After stitching the additions

the block spent the night pinned

to my ironing board for blocking.

Here is the completed block!

It is now ready for the

Do Your Own Block

Swap 3.

Thank you for all the suggestions and

comments.  Especially, Maureen she is an

 ever present encourager, a wealth

of knowledge and I am blessed

to have a friendship with her.

Love to all,

Deb

Just A Stitchin'

My block for the Chains of Hearts

"Do Your Own Block 3" is

complete.....I think.

I have another week before the actual

swap, so I will leave the block out

where I can see it through out the day.

I have found that what looks good today,

may need more stitching tomorrow.

Hope you are having a beautiful morning!

Love to all,

Deb