The Secret Life of This Designer
This quilt won the Youth Best in Show at the State Fair in 2001. After completing the 25 squares necessary and sewing them together, I said I would never make another quilt. And I haven't But it looks stunning in my carrot orange room!
Little known fact about me—I've got wicked embroidery skills. I don't get a chance to do much needlework anymore, but whenever I do, I'm reminded how much I like it.
Here's a piece I completed this past week for a friend. It was based on her wonderful chalk work done back in June at the GR Chalk Flood.
If you're interested in doing some embroidery, here's a book of stitches I highly recommend.
What would you call that thing you made for me? A mini-quilt? Whether it's a quilt, mini-quilt or none of the above, it certainly adds to the ambiance of my dining room :)
ReplyDeleteoh that's right, that was definitely post 2001. Let's call it a wall hanging!
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