Punch Needle Embroidery

This is my newest venture. Last summer at the Maine Quilt show I purchased a kit to do punch needle embroidery. It has been sitting because I got stuck and did not know where to go. A couple of friends took a class a few week ago and they showed me 'how to'. I am hooked ...it was so much fun.. this is my 1st one and I used some left over binding to edge it and plan to frame it.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS!
Home is where you can hang your hat!

Home is where you can be yourself!

Home is where you make the rules!

Home is where you can make others feel accepted and loved!

Home is where you can Laugh, Love and Live!

Embroidered Wall Hanging - Bl. & White Sampler

It has been a busy week but I feel like I have accomplished some things. Casey's retreat held on Saturday was a plus for me and I accomplished a lot. I am determined to finish my UFO's.

This Bareroots embroidered wall hanging is done except for the binding. I will use it to teach a new technique of binding off a quilt at our May 3-4 quilt show. This is the first time I have taught publicly. Quilters are friendly people and always ready to learn something new. Should be fun!











Below is a close up of one of the panels. It was a long process from start to finish. I find embroidery very relaxing and it is something I enjoy doing while sitting watching TV with my husband.

Eagle Pic for classroom

My son came home excited from Tn. with panels of Eagle scene material that he had found on sale and had bought the whole thing It sat for over a year in my studio as I was wondering what to do with it. When you make quilts from scratch what do you do with panels. Just did not seem like much of a challenge. A lot of options went through my head and finally I made 3 throw pillows and this picture about 45x50". I simply put a border on it and stitched it on my super quilter.. did some fussy stitching edging the border with a fancy stitch with my Janome 6500.

Eagles are so impressive soaring with their huge wings above the storm clouds. I am reminded of the scripture in Isaiah 40:31, 'Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint'.

This will go into a 5th grade classroom in Tn. I boxed it up Monday and off it went. Now I still have 2 more panel and he wants a throw....our kids are always our kids no matter how old they are and mom can do anything!! (smile) What joy we find in doing for them.

Tea Time for Marilyn

We have dear friends in Florida Wayne and Marilyn. We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary and decided we would visit them. I wanted to make something for her as she has a servants heart and is always giving to other's. It needed to be something simple as when we get older we do not need a lot of 'stuff'. Whenever I picture her it is with a cup of tea. I got this book 'Teapots to applique' by Kay MacKenzie. I purchased the material for the teapot and the rest of it came as a gift from a quilt shop that our group visited. Would you believe it had cups and saucers, the reds and browns. I appliqued the teapot and then finished hand quilting the background in hatching. (guess that is what you call it) I am not really up on the quilting lingo that everyone uses. How perfect it was and fit over an old cabinet they call a 'pie safe' that was stained brick red with punched tin in the doors. She added a couple of teapots that blended and it made a statement.

Botanical Welcome Wall hangings

This pair of holly and poinsettia wall hangings are called 'Botanical Welcome' taken from McCalls Quilting Dec. 2007. When I saw them I really liked them and wanted something that would work up quick and look nice to display for the holidays. The applique shapes were simply fused to the background and the edges left unfinished. It was fast and fun.