February 24, 2022
I usually try to find a butterfly pattern for Kristin but I hadn’t come across one so I settled on this. We know everything is big in Texas so why not a Big Sun?
Happy Birthday Kristin
Category Archives: Cards
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2022
This pattern was a freebie from one of the blogs I follow. I’ve looked at it often but this is the year I finally got around to making it.
It was a really quick finish, although I didn’t exactly follow the pattern. The heart was supposed to be stuffed and have some buttons attached but I know from past experience that adding those things would make it too large to go as a large letter at the post office and, therefore, cost way more than any of the parts were worth.
And in case you are thinking “Why only two”, Kathryn got her valentine as her calendar block.
Happy Birthday Kevin
February 10, 2022
As I was making this card we were living in a winter wonderland. Lovely-looking snow one day but not-so-nice slush and rain the next, and then a repeat a few days later.
I don’t usually sew with batiks but I think I was wanting a fresh start. You can’t beat the colours in batik fabric and, having dug some out for this card, I’ve picked another project to do with the fabrics.
With more winter weather in Saskatchewan I expect Kevin is hoping for a fresh start in Spring.
Calendar Block – February
Not a big surprise that for February Kathryn’s Calendar block is a heart. I swear I’ve made this pattern (or one very similar) in different sizes many times over the years.
Kathryn mentioned that she wasn’t sure she wanted to be cutting onions on her cutting board with last month’s snowman underneath. This month I used some food-related fabric for the back. And that reminded me of a bunch of food-related hexagons that I ended up with when I purchased a bag of fabric scraps (and I know who it was that snuck them in there!). I’ll have to find them and maybe put them together for future backings.