I’m sure many of you have seen lot’s of quilters on Facebook sharing 7 days of quilts. Today is my 3rd day to share but one picture just didn’t seem like enough to share my crazy quilting history.
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There it is, my entire crazy quilting, all in one tote bag. I had good intentions. I took a class and bought a kit to make an entire crazy quilt. The kit was beautiful, it had all the fabric for 12 blocks. I also bought lots of supplies of georgeous threads, ribbon and lace. After spending a lot of time on this 1 block, I decided “been there, done that” and it was time to move on. I love this but it just wasn’t for me.
Here are some closeups of the stitching.
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The traditional spider web, including the spider made with a bead and stitching the legs. Notice the embossed rose on the right. That was made using a very nice velvet, a rubber stamp and an iron.
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Most people know I’m a cat person so of course I had to embroider a cat with little beads for eyes.
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The bag isn’t really signed but I do have my signature “R” embroidered in a small area.
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This is simply a close up of various stitches that are on the bag.
Every time I look at my tote bag, I love it, but I’m also reminded that each quilter isn’t meant to do it all. We may try, but most of us find what suits us best.
Enjoy,
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