Back at it....

Well, too bad no one liked the cat with the bird enough to buy it.  I guess that will be the first thing in my Etsy shop when the time comes.  Unfortunately, I made another big wall hanging with a cat and bird.  Bummer!  I'll show you that next time.

Today, I'll show you what I did yesterday.  I think I told you that my mug rug partner doesn't like raw edge applique, right?  Well, tough!  Just cause she doesn't like it, doesn't mean I can make it, right?  I mean, I don't have to give them to her.....I can give them to whoever I want!  Who says I have to give up the whimsy of my life just because of one person?  What was I thinking????

So, what do you think of this:



I must say I was thinking of the royal wedding.  Her hat actually started off rather plain pink, but low and behold, pinned to my pincushion was two white flowers that I had planned for something else just sitting there staring at me, so wa-la, I added one to her hat and I think it just did the trick!  She looks so much more whimsical now drinking her tea with her "pinkie" proper.

Then, I remembered that I had seen a pillow, or something with just plain flowers in solids with straight black stitching, probably on Flickr a long time ago.  (I do tend to jump around a bit and get lost in Flickr on occasion and get ideas and then wonder where they come from.)  I thought I'd try it:



Looks a bit Norwegian to me but I think it's because of the bright clean solid colors and plain design.  ('Course I'm not Norwegian, so what do I know???)

So, that's it!  Not very exciting, I know.  Sorry about that!  I can't sew all the time.  In fact today I think I will clean some stuff out of my basement.  I have tons of smocking stuff I'll probably never use again, so it's time to donate it to (hopefully) someone who can use it.  Have a great day, my friends!!