Category Archives: Cards

Happy Birthday Ray

Cards, Needlework

June 12, 2017

Finished: 6 ½” x 4 ¼”

I like to pick a fish-related pattern for Ray as he has some beautiful saltwater tanks in their home. I couldn’t find a quilt block that worked with that theme, nor could I find a small cross stitch. Instead I picked a nautical theme. Ray is an exceptionally hard worker and he is seldom idle. One of my best memories of the time he spent in Powell River was him walking the beach and finding and sharing shells with the kids.

Once the cross stitch was finished I had to come up with a way to make the piece into a card. I trimmed the cross-stitch and then added a few more stitches so the water line would come right to the binding. I spray-basted the cross stitch to the batting and then used a honeycomb stitch to quilt the two pieces together. I used a piece of fabric and fusible interfacing to attach the backing to the sandwich. I’ll definitely use that method again!

 

Happy Birthday Sawyer

Cards

May 31, 2017

The Icing on the Cake (from The Splendid Sampler series)

 

Now that Sawyer has his own home I wonder if his Mum will still bake him a cake? Of course she will!

This may be the easiest block in the Splendid Sampler series.

Happy Birthday Brody

Cards

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

Cards

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.