Thursday, April 24, 2008

thursday = embroidery

What a coincidence that my interview on Feeling Stitchy is posted on a Thursday which is my day to talk about embroidery here!

{if you’ve come here via that interview & my blog is new to you I hope you enjoy it, come back again soon & leave a little comment to say hi!}

Right now I’m in between embroidery projects so I thought I’d share something I did awhile ago:


When my friend became pregnant I decided I really wanted to make a crib quilt even though my sewing skills were basic at best & I had never before taken on such a big project. It actually went pretty well & I was very happy with the way it came out.

I used this pattern for the embroidery & added the numbers myself. {counting sheep to fall asleep…get it?!}




The fabrics were mostly from my vintage stash, although I bought a big piece of the blue & white dot for the back & that strip on the front. Oh, and that little piece of red fabric under the first sheep is from Joann’s.

16 comments:

smartypants said...

the sheep are so sweet! Great interview by the way! Loved getting to know you better.

* elizabeth * said...

Those lambies (that's what they're called in our house) are so adorable! And I'm in love with the cow on the pattern. We're a big farm house.

Sarah and Jack said...

Gah! (or should I say Baaaa!) How cute are those sheep?

Unknown said...

Holy moly, those sheepsies are adorable!! Love love love them!

Jessie said...

Love the quilt. Love the textilprints! Thank you for sharing them!!

Anonymous said...

have you ever tried using any of the old textile prints? I see them now and then and often wonder if they still work.

Pintoo said...

sheep looks cute.. read ur interview.. way to go.. U shld start an etsy shop.. I am sure people are waiting to buy your embroidered items

Cass said...

Great quilt

Anonymous said...

I found your blog through your interview. Love your stuff. The quilt is great - I love lil sheeps!

Claire said...

Glad tohear you are a messy crafter too. Love the quilt - It's nice to see baby stuff that isn't all pastel colours. Great idea for the sheep too!

bettyninja said...

You did this? Ahh jeez that is great. I love the embroidery mixed into it. Sweet and original touch.

Claudia said...

i love your quilt and the little sheep just make it so much sweeter :)

Anonymous said...

oh, that quilt is really, really perfect! Beautiful work!

hanna said...

oh very cute, i must give a quilt a go one day. I love the sheep embroidery.

Anonymous said...

Your quilt is darling!

Julie said...

So sweet! You are the reason I picked up 3 "Vogart Embroidery Color Charts" at a garage sale last week. I knew I saw the company name somewhere before, lol.