September 14, 2019
Carol is a cousin I haven’t seen in almost fifteen years, but I’ve been sending her fabric birthday cards for several years.
I know I made this pattern before but as I go through my Splendid Sampler book I’m checking off the ones I’ve already made. I’m pretty sure I made this block before but since it didn’t have a checkmark beside it I made it again.
September 13, 2019
I know Alex will be excited to wake up on his birthday. The wonkiness of the block makes me smile – just as imagining Alex’s face makes me smile!
September 6, 2019
I loved making this card, which is unusual considering it’s composition.
I’m not a fan of appliqué and there is a lot of it on here. For this method of appliqué you need to reverse the pattern to get everything going in the right direction. It didn’t matter for the hearts, leaves or cup, but I had to do the handle a couple of times. And I’m not a fan of my zig-zag stitch but the card had to be done so I powered through.
I loved the embroidery – and I need the practice. I didn’t do the stitch that was called for because I didn’t do it well the last time I tried it. I think my substitute stitch worked okay.
I hardly ever do any free-motion quilting on Pearl (my Tuesday machine) but, again, the card needed to be done. Actually it was easier than I anticipated so now I wonder why I was so nervous about it in the first place.
I picked this particular card because Jackie is heading out to walk the Camino Trail – and that is in no way a “little thing”.
Good luck and enjoy the experience!
September 4, 2019
These are this year’s versions of birthday cards for Regan and Thekla. Each little pouch contains a bar of soap from a local seller – Powell River Natural Soap Lady.
Our first house concert performer (Mary Flower) introduced me to these products. Mary had performed on the Island and had been told about the soap. We had to track down the seller on a Sunday in the middle of a move to get bars for Mary to take home, but she bought enough to make it worth while. I’ve been using her products as “go-to” gifts ever since.
If you think I’ve been missing a few birthdays online I’ve probably been sending out these packages.