Scrappy hearts
I think this is the first time I’ve tried to piece a shape together from small scraps. It wasn’t that hard although it involved a lot of pins. The backing is assembled too, from...
Category: scraps
Natural selection
This morning, I was contemplating how squares might fit together. I grabbed a selection of four-inchers and laid them out. My desire for order asserted itself strongly. I was missing one piece needed to...
A Stitchery
Continued from Rags and scraps I stitched all nine patches down to a eco-printed vintage linen square. The background is interesting, but not interesting enough that I hesitate to cover it up. Then I...
Rags and scraps
I have resurrected this old project started around Valentine’s Day. The concept was heart motifs stitched to rough-cut squares of a eco-printed tea towel. Using mostly scraps and a semi-transparent layer on top of...
A favorite scrap
I really like this little scrap of thin silk, eco-printed. I run into it a lot in the scrap basket, but always want to find it a special home. I think it’s a blossom...
Valentine’s Day
After seeing Jude’s old heart, I wanted to make something similar. I didn’t get close, but I got somewhere. There are actually three hearts in the strip and they are light purple. I photographed...
A little card
I needed a condolences card for a fiber friend. Little pink patch was just perfect. Cut into a heart shape, pressed a rough seam allowance, stitched around the edge with a fine blanket stitch....