Well, here she is with herself:
Too bad she got a haircut yesterday and doesn't look like herself anymore. LOL Oh well, too bad!!
Then, the mailman has been good to me this week. First, I got pretty coasters from Tiffany (love2quilt7) for the Potholder swap. How clever to use ribbon and rick rack to embellish, huh? I gotta remember that one! You can' beat that neato black and white binding either. (My favorite binding colors, in case you didn't know!)
Then, I got my mini quilt from the June/July QT swap from Pam (uberstitch). Pam was a bit late, but I was in no hurry anyway, besides she sent some additional minis which really knocked my socks off! First the mini:
And then the awesome surprise additions:
That last one is my favorite! How cool to get my Toby on a quilt, huh? I know this is possible, but not from me. My hubby would have my head if I told him I wanted to put fabric through the printer! Eikes, I can hear it already! "You what?????" "Are you out of your mind??" I think I'll pass, thank you!
So, that's mainly been my week. I've been working on binding my Halloween quilt that I got back from the quilter yesterday and making ornaments for the Trim a Tree Homemade Ornament swap. Next time, I'll show you both! Until then, have a great weekend and enjoy the fall weather (unless you're from "down under" where you lucky people are having spring!!) I'm jealous! I LOVE spring!
8 comments:
Hello Susie, and fun swap goodies! Just don't tell hubby that the "special paper" is fabric on one side. They don't gotta know everything!
Oh my, what a haul. The coasters are so nice - Tiffany does such lovely work. And the Toby quilts, well, those are simply amazing!!
I asked my husband about printing fabric and I got the reaction your husband would give you! He thought I was crazy and said absolutely not. I have been on the hunt for an inexpensive printer that prints amazing pictures. I have come to the conclusion they do not exist! So no printing on fabric for me. I have tried iron on transfers but they are not the same.
I know the feeling about the change in Susie's hair style. After I spent months on a needlepoint version of my childhood home, my dad had a new roof put on the house before I could give them the picture. The roof went from a multi-colored speckled look to a solid black one.
Love all of Tiffany's rick rack adorned project.
Beckie
I use an Inkjet Printable Fabric Sew-on in my printer. Check in your craft store, but be sure to have a coupon because it is a little pricey. After the ink dries, just peel the backing off and you have a sewable piece of fabric. Hope this helps.
You got quite a haul! Love your portraits, and enjoy stopping by your blog.
I just had to leave a comment for you after browsing through your blog. You are probably the most talented sewer I have seen! The peacock in the peartree just blew me away! It's a big joy to walk around in your blog and so I have added myself as a follower so I can come back!
love from Norway
Your work brings out the best in your partners.
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