Small Rose Table Quilt and Sewing for Valentine's Day

I finally finished my little table top quilt I made from the Moda Aviary Charm pack. Very small squares and a few triangles. It had piping on the outside before the border was added and I liked that feature of the quilt. I put it on top of a box my son made in his woodshop class at school. Love handmade things!

Valentine Scottie is finished too. This is my second little scottie dog I've put into a needlework design and I really like Scottie Dogs now, but I won't let my cat know. I've always had cats, I like their independence.
Using some more of my fabric scraps I made a wall hanging for Valentine's Day. I've been wanting more decorations for my home for that holiday. I liked the Debbie Mumm frog fabric, full of character.



Sweet treats are good for Valentine's day too and this is a bowl full of truffles. Dark chocolate truffles are the best, especially with a cup of black coffee.



And a trio of swirly hearts in Chablis shades of pink from Weeks Dye Works. These were fun to do, but more challenging than I thought they would be. I was watching a movie while stitching and got off on one of the hearts and had to restitch. Going around the edges I miscounted and ended up in a totally wrong place... Hope everyone had a great New Year and best wishes for 2010!



Comments

Christina said…
These are beautiful! I hope you don't mind if I follow your blog. Thanks, Christina
January 5, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Tammy said…
Everything is SO beautiful! The scotty dog is to die for. I have been reluctant to do embroidery becuase of not knowing how to start or finish the threads on the back. Isn't that silly? You do beautiful things!
January 6, 2010 at 5:13 PM
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