Category Archives: Cards

Happy Birthday Brody

May 29, 2017

Shell (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

Brody spends a lot of his time in the water playing Water Polo so this card seemed appropriate.

And yes, there is something odd about that shell but I didn’t see my error until it was too late to fix.

Happy Birthday Peggy

May 27, 2017

Stitch in the Garden (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

I know Peggy is both a stitcher and a gardener so the block was perfect for her.

I think this is my favourite embroidered card in the series. I learned a few things doing it that I’ll do differently next time.

Happy Birthday Wendy

May 23, 2017

Dedication Rose (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

 

I have often made cards with flowers for Wendy’s birthday. Although perhaps not as flowery, I think this one fits in with the theme.

 

Happy Birthday Audrey

May 17, 2017

Inchy Hexagon Club (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

With the exception of the quilting and one side of the binding this card is completely hand stitched. I did a very similar card last year for Laurie, but I cheated and used some larger hexagons that I had from another project. When I realized this was a completely different pattern I decided to make the card as instructed by the designer. I took my colour inspiration from the Colour Wheel I made in France.

I’m not sure why the block is called The Inchy Hexagon Club as each side of those small pieces is just half-an-inch.