modern quilts & crafts
Happy Mother's Day! Our grass is green and freshly mown, the tulips are in full bloom (more on those later), the weather is beyond lovely, and family time was laid back and fun. What a treasure today was. Yesterday was beautiful too, but I spent most of it inside embroidering a gift for my mom. She's totally worth a beautiful day spent inside. Łysia is the random nickname my dad gave my mom a long time ago, and "Moja Łysia"--pronounced moya wisha--just means "My Łysia" in … [Read more...]
I finally have a name! I mean, an embroidered name tag. I should warn you now that by the end of this post, you'll be sick of seeing Marta repeated in every photo (I am). You know, like when you're signing important documents and writing your name so many times it becomes really weird looking? Yeah. My guild mates have been giving me a hard time at our meetings because I either forget my name tag altogether, or when I do remember to bring it, here's what it would look … [Read more...]
It's not even Thanksgiving yet but I've already made and received a few Christmasy treasures that I'm sharing with you to welcome the holiday season which unofficially begins this week! First, the ornament I made for my partner, Jessica, in our guild's ornament swap using a fussy-cut square of Alpine Wonderland, Essex linen, and Sublime Stitching embroidery floss: Here are the ornaments Jessica made for me, which I LOVE: I sent my Pillow talk swap partner this little mug rug … [Read more...]
