Leaves

I have been thinking about leaves. I have been thinking about making some thing with leaves - fabric leaves. Weeping Willow tree leaves. Honestly, I don't know where this is going. However, today I got out some of the hand dyed fabric I have had for a few years. I use some double sided iron on Heat N Bond on the hand dyed fabric and then cut out leaves. I made a little pile of triangles with the scraps.

We had several Weeping Willow trees on the farm where I grew up. One of these big old trees was uprooted by Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

I have hand embroidered a vein down the center of some of the leaves. I wonder where I am going with this....

Doggy Treat Bags

One of my co-workers is a professional dog trainer. She asked me to make some doggy treat bags. Here they are. I don't use a pattern. None ove them are the same.

Yoga Mat Strap

My housemate, Marilyn, asked me to make a yoga mat strap. The fabric is denim. I used one of my Bernina "fancy" stitches - embroidered flowers in lavender thread.

Love Quilt Nov. 2002

I was in the quilt chat room - http://www.quiltchat.com/ - this evening. One of the quilters from Australia, arniepat, was in at the same time. We were talking about how long we have been visiting the chat room. She said she first came in around the time they made the love quilt for me after my mom died, 9/11/02. This is the footprint Arniepat made. Also, she wrote in yellow embroidery thread: God bless you and keep you safe. It does not show up in the photo. Sorry. It is a very special quilt, made by very special people.

Thanks again

Hanger Space Saver

My friend Dale sent me instructions to make a hanger space saver this morning. Here is my version. I did not follow the directions, but instead made my own with only 2 loops instead of 3, using denim instead of ribbon, and making a loop for over the hanger instead of a metal ring.

Three Drawstring Bags

This morning I made three little drawstring bags. It was a learning experience. The denim with batik fabric one does not show up well on the photo - too dark. Also, I would not use denim again. It is too heavy. I would suggest much lighter fabric. The cotton bags are a bit bulky. But I think they are cute. They would be great as a gift bag for a small present. The pattern I use showed the points tacked up. But... I NEVER follow directions exactly. LOL Later I will try to make a larger one, I think.

A Denim Day

I quilted denim fabric with a variety of thread colors. Then I took the denim and sewed these fabric buckets. They are fun and easy to sew.

I can always use containers for storage for odds and ends of things.