A small pink and green quilt

I made another small quilt (34" x45") last week using a pink, green and yellow panel which used to be a table runner.  I added the four green triangles (used to be placemats) to the odd shaped piece to make it a rectangle.  I found the hydrangea fabric in my stash but did not have quite enough to make a strip on each side to get the length I needed so I added two little pieces of green in the centers which worked quite well.  I used a thin cotton batting and a nice coordinating cotton on the back.  I added quilting lines in the green line and the brown line in the pattern and in the ditch of the center seam.  I found the dark pink in my stash and had enough to make the binding.  I did the one fold binding again but did not get the corners quite right - they are rounded instead of square.  I will have to print the directions and put them in my quilting box.  I added lines of wavy decorative stitching to the binding and the green triangles.  This is my favorite colour combination and I am really happy with how it worked out.  I am enjoying playing with panels and pieces.  I have several others in my future quilting box which will appear as time permits!!

Therese

 

Birthday card with bookmark featuring a stack of cups on a collaged background

A fun card for a friend who is celebrating her birthday right after Christmas.  I usually forget to send a card because with the Christmas rush I am distracted and then after Christmas I have missed it!!  This year I made myself  a note to send her birthday card with my Christmas card  - too easy!! I started with a large brown card and added a colour washed background onto which I collaged all sorts of fun elements - coffee themed vellum, washi tape, and decorative papers.  After I was finished I stamped a collage stamp all over to help unify the look of it.  I adhered this large background to my card and then watercoloured the stack of cups (Beyond the Fringe Crafts) to coordinate with the background and added clear glitter with a gel pen to the steam.  Then I decided to make it into a bookmark so I ran four lines of paper piercing on the four edges using my pattern tracing wheel, layered it onto brown cardstock and added an eyelet and some yarn to finish it off.  I used two very small pieces of double sided foam tape to keep it in place until she removes it.  I am so glad to have a card to send to her this year!!  

Therese

 

Baby quilt in pinks and greens

Another quilt ready to go - a small baby quilt from a panel (34" x 43.5")!!  This one was fun and took a little less time because the center portion is a panel that my daughter gave me a while back.  I trimmed a cotton batting to the size I wanted the quilt and then laid the panel in the center and stitched the panel into place using wavy lines - three vertically and five horizontally.  Next, I trimmed my green and pink plaid backing wide enough to allow it to overlap the batting on the front on both sides all the way to the panel.  I folded over the edges and pinned them over the panel and stitched the seams to secure all the layers together.  Next, I folded the top and bottom into each other so I could finish up the seams from the front and pinned them into place.  I stitched all the way around with a wavy decorative stitch and added some next to the straight seams I used for construction.  That finished the quilt quite nicely and then I added some lines of stitching in the dark pink border on each of the squares on the panel which effectively quilted all the layers together.  Really happy with how it worked out!!      Therese
 

All occasion cards featruing pink flower photos, decorative paper backgrounds and embellishments

Two more cards!! The first one has a white card base with beautiful pink background paper.  I die cut the filigree elements from shimmery green cardstock and added to my card on the outsides of two green strips.  The pink rose photo was trimmed from a photo calendar created by my sister and layered with a torn piece of vellum which has been embellished with paper piercing done with my pattern tracing wheel.  It fits very neatly in the space between my green embellishments to finish this card off very nicely.  

The bottom card has a light pink card base and a coordinating decorative paper background that features lines and circles.  I added two lengths of lace using double side tape to it along with a strip of green cardstock before adhering it to my card.  The pink rose photo was trimmed from a photo calendar page my sister created.  I trimmed a piece of pink paper leaving some cardstock on the right hand side where I punched some slots and then wove in some coordinating green ribbon.  I added an embossed line with my score tool and then added this large focal element to my card at a bit of a angle.  Therese