Easter Paper Dolls

By on 3-26-2010 in Paper Dolls

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Next week is April. March has been a great month, warm and sunny. I thought since Easter is April 4, I would post the Easter paper dolls early. Let me introduce you to Posey Piglette and Patches Puppy. They can hardly wait to hunt for what the Easter Bunny has hidden for them.

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Fabric Postcards, the greatest addiction ever

By on 3-18-2010 in Fabric Postcards, Original Quilts

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I was first introduced to fabric postcards through Valerie Hearder’s Landscape Yahoo group. http://www.valeriehearder.com
These little mini quilts are so much fun to do and the possibilities are endless. Four were done for swaps and the other four were for family.

My first was the little church. I thought of our Gatineau Hills and the churches which are nestled among the trees in the Ottawa Autumn scenery. I felt there was more detail than needed in this card for such a small canvas. I learned to streamline as I went along. The second card is entitled “Flying Home in the Morning Mist”, a picture of the highway through Thunder Bay. It is the result of a monochrome challenge. I chose brown. The third is one of the bike paths approaching the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. I called it “Cycling Through an Ottawa Dawn”. The deer was the next for a Christmas swap. It is called “Christmas Morn’ at Silver Lake”. The deer are from photos of a pretty doe that visited our garden through the fall and early winter. The singing snowmen I named “Snowdust Singers” and sent to family at Christmas. Two valentines were made for my grandgirls. The latest I made for a spring swap and I chose Ontario Trilliums growing in a forest glade. This one is “Ontario Trilliums in Bloom, a Sure Sign of Spring.

Christmas in March

By on 3-12-2010 in Christmas Patterns, Embroidery, Original Pattern

Happy Freddy Snowman

Freddy is a very cute snowman. His smile says “I’m happy and I feel like bursting out laughing”. I have completely embroidered him with a chain stitch except for his nose. I filled his nose with a few French knots. I chose a soft white diaper flanellette rather than a smooth muslin. I like my snowmen to be soft and fuzzy. I sketched him on Tuesday morning and finished the embroidery Tuesday evening. In this 3 inch square version he is free to use. I am drawing more of him with different hats. He sure is a pleasure to sketch as he makes me smile when I look at him. When I am finished all the different hats I will use a larger version to make a very happy Christmas wall quilt.

Freddy Snowman

Valentine’s Paper Dolls

By on 2-09-2010 in Paper Dolls

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I love paper dolls. They were my constant companions when I was young. They always wanted to come out and play. As I grew older I stopped playing pretend with them and began drawing and making my own clothes for my dolls. My collection of original paper dolls is growing.

Little Calico Cat above and her brother Berber Bear below are my gift to you for the month of February, celebrating Valentine’s Day. Enjoy.

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