I finally found a project to use Hillary’s great Stitchettes patterns for. I was hoping my sister would have another girl, for just this reason, and I was in luck!
It’s a little quilt, to hang on the wall of her room. I did most of the embroidery in the car on a trip we took last month and it was surprisingly pleasant, given that I haven’t done any embroidery in years. Also, it was good distraction from the major blizzard we were driving through at the time!
And since a good auntie can’t send a present for the new baby without sending something for her big sister, I also got this lovely book, When You Were Small, by Sara O’Leary with illustrations by Julie Morstad who also did the great artwork for the newest Neko Case album. I love kids books! In addition to the beautiful illustration and sweet story, this one is an especially nice hardcover with a really pretty binding, which I am a total sucker for in books.
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I love your quilt. I may just have to start embroidery.
3/13/2007 @ 10:02 pm
That’s such a beautiful little quilt! How nice of your sister to provide a niece!
3/13/2007 @ 10:35 pm
I’m still trying to find the perfect application for Hilary’s Stitchettes. She’ll probably have the whole alphabet done before I do, though.
3/13/2007 @ 10:50 pm
this is sooo great!!! i love everything about it….the colors…the sweet embroidery….so dainty and girlie.
3/13/2007 @ 10:53 pm
this is sooo great!!! i love everything about it….the colors…the sweet embroidery….so dainty and girlie.
3/13/2007 @ 10:53 pm
that is the perfect application! So cute.
After an embroidery hiatus, my next project is embroidering the names of all 25 kids in my daughter’s class on a quilt they’re making for the school auction.
Did you freehand the name as you went or did you write it on paper and then use a transfer pencil?
3/13/2007 @ 11:04 pm
It’s wonderful. I especially admire your handwriting and how it came out in embroidery. I may have to copy this idea for some twins I’m soon to be auntie to!
3/14/2007 @ 12:51 am
I’ve been wanting to do these little stickettes but I didn’t know what to do with them. Thanks so much for the idea. I really do love this!!!!
3/14/2007 @ 7:52 am
How cute!! I have been coveting those stitchettes patterns and you definately do them justice. What a wonderful project.
I, too, am a sucker for a well-bound book. They say ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’ but if it has a nice binding, I’m not so sure!
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3/14/2007 @ 10:59 am
I LOVE your quilt. The border is fantastic! I’m sure it will be beautiful on her wall.
3/14/2007 @ 11:47 am
oh it looks so good! and i love the book too. .
3/14/2007 @ 12:59 pm
oh look how cute! I love it! I always have lofty plans for making things from these designs and then I get the one made and tucker out. this is such a perfect idea for them. I’m going to put that on the list of to-do projects for our junebaby
3/14/2007 @ 2:24 pm
It’s the little details that make the embroidery so special and endearing.
The sash in the girl’s hair, the tie-up shoes, the flowers in their hands.
Great job!
3/14/2007 @ 10:49 pm
We love both the quilt and the book! Thanks again!
3/14/2007 @ 11:17 pm
What a fabulous wall-hanging and a beautiful way to use the Stitchettes!
3/14/2007 @ 11:57 pm
the baby quilt is so cute. such a lovely way to enjoy the stitchettes! it’s so pretty with the patchwork border, too.
i was thinking of using these patterns on the edge of a pillowcase for a new baby, but so inspired by this… might have to change plans!
3/15/2007 @ 8:58 am
The wall quilt is wonderful! What a great idea for putting together embroidery and quilting. I love the fabrics you chose for the piecework too. If only my embroidery skills were a bit sharper…
3/15/2007 @ 4:03 pm
What a lovely little quilt!
3/18/2007 @ 5:22 pm
That mini quilt is GORGEOUS. I love everything about it – the fabrics, your colors – it’s just perfect!
3/27/2007 @ 8:35 am
I love love it! I have a new favorite mini : )
3/29/2007 @ 8:27 am
What a great idea for the Stitchettes! I love it! And it’s sweet of you to include a “big sister” gift. It looks like a really lovely book.
4/11/2007 @ 4:25 pm
That mini quilt is nice , I make it sometime for LQoL.
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7/17/2007 @ 1:52 am