These felt tulips are from a design of Esther’s from a BOM several years ago called For Get MeNot.
Not quiet sure how it is Wednesday all ready it just seems like yesterday I blogged?
Not much to show as I have been working on my Large heart flowers all week, I have one more to appliqué on and they are finished then I can add the borders. I did finish a evening carry bag for my DSIL .
I often make bags from BOM blocks instead of turning them in to a wall, or bed quilts this is one of those blocks it is a design of Esther Aliu’s I love her designs they are always beautiful and challenging.
Stems are fused on then blanket-stitched down. Back ground fabric is from a Jacket of mine or I should say was a jacket of mine LOL
I added a couple of tiny felt Ladybugs too.
Close up of the Ladybug, I did french Knots for the wee black circles.
Update on my Japanese quilt, I laid it out this morning on my floor its too big for the design wall now.
I added the large heart flowers as I felt that the purple triangles were to stark. Borders are not attached, still have one heart large heart flower to appliqué on. It’s not laying flat as 3/4 of the quilt is lying on a heavy mat and 1/4 on tiles.
Corner border will look some thing like this when borders sewn on and the small heart flowers added.
Close up of Heart flower. I make these a lot on my quilts, I like making them as they can be any size and you just make them free hand with lots of heart shapes.
Centre is made up of tiny flowers cut from silk then fused on to back ground; blanket stitched down, then I added deep red centres and embroidery. Back ground is 100% fine wool fabric from a Japanese Kimono that I unpicked.
In the garden to day, it is very dismal after all the rain.
At last we are seeing glimpse of the sun after 5 days of no sun. Its so lovely to see it again, Im a sun lover.
A very dreary looking pond after 5 days of rain
Update 4pm. It has not rained all day so the trees and plants have dried so I spent a while here cleaning up around the pond and Grandies sand play area.
From this lovely display
To this???? In the few days I have not walked around the garden in the rain the caterpillars have almost destroyed the plant. It was so sad to see.
Update 4pm I cleaned up the giant Lilly, this is all I was able to save may be next year it will be back to its old self?????
Im still amazed that this bloomed in amongst all the water logged drowning plants,
All the wheel barrows are full of water we have had soooo much rain. floating on the top was the start of some rubbish I was going to move before the rain started. It is going to be a wet soggy mess to clean up now.
Only thing that looks reasonable clean is the swimming pool!!!!!!
Well thats it for today. My sun has disappeared again sadly but its not raining so I must not complain. Thank you for visiting me.
Im off to link up with Esther on her WOW or WIP’s today.
http://estheraliu.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/wow-omas-blues-beauty.html
WOW = WIPs On Wednesdays http://estheraliu.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/wow-omas-blues-beauty.html
Cheers Glenda
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