Vignettes

                                 Happy Monday Everyone!

Where has the time gone. It was just Wednesday and now Monday?

I don't know about you but at this time of the year there's so much going on that
I loose track of time and blogging....

Thought I would share with you a painting....well not exactly but I love how it looks.

While changing up my hall vignette from this...........

to this.....................

 I was torn as to what I was going to hang on the wall.

Not liking the picture in this frame anymore I  went to
my studio and pulled out some fabric I had purchased from Ikea some time ago.

Yes that was the answer, Cut a piece to fit the opening and tape it to the cardboard backing.

                                     Ta Da my new artwork.    Pretty impressive Right!!

                           This is my summer look...(for now)          Beautiful roses!

            From this......                                 to                        This.... Awesome!


                                                   This new vignette cost me  $00000.0000

                                 Just love pulling from around the house what I already have.

                                     

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NEED A LITTLE INSPIRATION

Remember this post on NEEDLE INSPIRATION.
This picture from Country Living mag.


Well here is my Quilt.

                                                                      It measures 68" X 84".

I JUST LOVE HOW IT TURNED OUT.

I also made a pillow sham to match.                                                   The sham measures 32 x 25 with a 2" flange.




I used scraps to make the centre and then used my leftover fabric for the rest.

Here is a close up.

 Here is the back of the quilt. Love the texture of the blues.
I do all my own quilting on a little gracie frame.
I used a meandering or stipple effect on both the sham and the quilt.
Just in case you are wondering about the label  LAVENDER RIDGE that is me as well.


Enjoy!
until next time,
Linda
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NEEDLE Inspiration

That's all I needed.  A little needle inspiration.

My grandson just graduated to a twin bed. 
First came the crib, them the youth bed and now the twin.
Not just any twin but an antique brass bed.

Did I mention that I quilt.

I had seen this bed in the Country Living magazine and thought 
I could make a red, white and blue quilt. 
A nautical themed quilt.

 Their bed being red and iron, mine being brass.
This would work I could recreate this look. See the quilt at the 
bottom of the bed.

I went down to my sewing studio and pulled out of my stash these
prints in red and blue. 
Now I keep on hand at least 10 yards
of white fabric for just in case......

The top piece  I will use as my binding.

So I went to work cutting them up into 4.5 inch and 2.5 inch squares.  With the white fabric I cut 2.5 inch and 2.5 x 4.5 inch rectangles.

All of my print 2.5 inch squares I drew a line across the  centre.
Then I attached them to the white 2.5 x 4.5 inch rectangles.

I keep a bin full of my scraps that I have cut into 2.5 inches.
I call these leaders and enders.

You see I take two right sides together and sew them
then I continue to sew my quilt pieces together.

I chain piece. It makes it go along a lot faster.

Then I will end with ender. see picture.

Here is where they go once the leader an enders are sewn into this basket.   Then down the road when the inspiration arises 
I can make a scrappy quilt and half of my work is done.

 I make sure that I press each seam open.
Now to assemble my star. 

Here I have completed all the red and one blue. 17 more to go.

SEE YOU SOON....
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