A little hand appliqued and hand quilted doll quilt from 2002. When I hung it up I noticed it looked like 2020.
I made this in my early folk art days. Note the polkadot leaves, the blue leaves and non realistic flowers.
I used an embroidered hankie that belonged to my Grandmother, Gertrude Miller Clarkson.
I added some embroidery. And look! a heart on a stem like my recent Solidarity Block. The lettering is obviously hand cut with no pattern.
Ballerina Frogs on the back.
My friend, Kelly made this fabulous paper pieced quilt. I love it!
When she offered to share her pattern I jumped right in and you can too by going to
her blog here and requesting the pattern via email.
Love these bright prints. I'm adding batiks and animal prints and several different solid and printed black fabrics.
And this is what happens when you watch TV while sewing. Ha ha I forgot to flip it before I sewed it. 😝😜
speaking of TV I watched Hollywood on Netflix and it was terrific. If you liked Mad Men or 50s period pieces I think you would like this. Warning - It is naughty and there are some sexual scenes.
It is fictional tale of the Hollywood era that suppressed people of color and sexual preference. Rock Hudson is a one of main characters. The wardrobe and set design is luscious.
I found these liberated basket blocks with my African fabrics. I made these in a Gwen Marston workshop years ago.
They might make it into this quilt.
I made this Dutch Baby Pancake recently and it was delicious!
You can find the recipe here.
In other sewing news, I made this little mug rug for Joyce in NJ. I used 1" cut strips and surrounded a tiny basket block.
Geeze you'd think I could have centered that back print better. I hope Joyce didn't mind too much.
I made a 1/8th binding. The back of the binding is 1/4".
I hope you had a nice Memorial Day Weekend.
I'll be back soon with my May Modern Mini.
xo
