Monday, December 9, 2013

Scrappy Trees

Happy MONDAY!
Being snowed in has had it's good points and it's bad points....
on the good side is plenty of time to stitch...
on the bad side...a bit of cabin fever.

I am in the middle of a ton of quilt projects for my newest books, and this weekend I was stitching some fun -- wonderful colors -- of fabric. Once the top was done I had a pile of scraps that screamed stitch me into something for Christmas...

so, inspired by a fabric tree given to me many years ago by my friend Joanell I started stitching those scraps together. A bit of improvisational stitching... then pressing... then cutting & stitching... cutting & stitching, and finally some cutting my newly stitched fabrics into as many triangles as I could.

So, with any luck I will be able to get out today and pick up some pillow stuffing and dowels to finish these up.... 'til then, here's some pictures I took along the way.












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    1. loving working in these bright colors -- must be a winter thing!

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  2. This was a fun blog and I cannot wait to see the finish!!! Love your idea!

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    1. thanks Sandy -- the finish may have to wait until I can get out to the store -- caught up a bit today, but darkness and cold descended quickly and the stores not gotten to will just have to wait.

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  3. Thank you again for another smile! It's fun to watch the process of a project unfold! Hurray for snowy days (as long as you can get to the store)

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    1. keep your fingers crossed for getting to the store tomorrow so I can keep the project going...thanks for letting me know you're enjoying my little trees popping into existence

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  4. great colors!!! they will be free-standing???

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