During my quilting downtime, I slow-stitched this linen vintage towel using indigo scraps and buttons. At the time I thought it was a great idea and spent lots of time working on it.
I even added a rubber stamped "B" in blue ink. I'm not really excited about the end result but it served its purpose and kept me focused.
I couldn't resist buying a nicely pieced and embroidered friendship top with four ladies in the center. It was dated 2000. After pondering how to quilt it I ended up doing diagonal lines straight through the center.
The ladies are tiny buttonhole-stitched all the way around, the hats and shoes are made of felt. The whole piece makes me smile.
Yikes! Can you believe I bought these bright blocks that were made with fabrics from the 40s-60s?? Certainly not my style but wanted something different to peak my interest.
I purchased a pieced quilt top on Ebay for $20 for the sole purpose of using it for the backing. I didn't have to make any adjustments. Of course neither the fabrics (above) nor the other colors--aqua and gray--had anything to do with the front of the quilt. But it worked! It was longarm quilted.
With collage in mind, I was at another local thrift shop when a framed calendar picture of a cute little girl singing and playing the piano caught my eye. I ended up cutting out a portion and combining it with "The Old Piano Roll Blues" sheet music. Added lots of flowers, bride & groom punch outs and some stickers. I've since made a few collages incorporating sheet music. It's something new and different.
A gorgeous sunrise where the top of the mountain range is literally glowing.
I received a new Smart AI Happy Birdy feeder for Christmas. What fun it's been to watch the birds up close and take pictures. Isn't this the cutest little Chickadee with a sunflower seed in its beak?
Till next time . . . .
Copyright 2026 Barbara Schaffer
After enduring this interminable winter, we all need to embrace color, new and maybe even wacky things. You've done a superb job with your ladies and that bold colorful quilt top. LookIng forward to spring, but probably not this weekend.
ReplyDeleteYour stitched vintage kitchen towel looks good to me. Do you have a place in your kitchen it could hang?
ReplyDeleteThe little top of the "Ladies" made me smile.
Are you tempted at all to applique over the names in the blocks and adding some names from friends or your stitching group?
The bright top is fun--it has a charm all its own, and you can tell the era it was made, for sure. Love the backing fabrics.
That is a sweet collage! I wish I had a knack for that--you do it so well.
Beautiful sunrise, and a great shot of the Chickadee!