Sheesh, today was not the day to be thinking about quilts. We've had what I read earlier is our first ever "heat alert" from the weather services, and now, at nearly eight in the evening, it's over 90F in my attic. Glad I came in earlier to do my stitching!!
I loved how my background yesterday turned out, so I made another one (IO Vines stamped in Mowed Lawn, sponged with Tumbled Glass, stamped with Linen in Broken China) and cut it into little one inch squares. After sponging all the edges I made the crazy decision to actually stitch each square - I think it took me longer tidying up all the loose ends than the stitching.
While I have Linen for faux fabric, I cut my flower from a last scrap of some lovely raw silk (talk about fraying edges, apt for the challenge) using Spellbinders Dahlia, and stitched them together with a button, then added Stickles.
My Sizzix flourish is cut from cork, so at this stage this is another card for MIX23. TCP sentiment, Spellbinders Fancy Tags, pearls, and then since I still had my tomato paste tube and butterfly on the table from last week, I threw in a few little butterflies for good measure.
The card is a slightly odd size - 5"x 4" for the pieced quilt, layered on white with distressed edges and then popped up on a 5 3/4" card base trimmed at the edge to fit, and sponged with Squeezed Lemonade.
So it's probably about 5 3/4" x 5".
Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 GMT Views: 1903
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 5:13 AM
This is one of my favorite cards of yours, Sabrina! I love the quilt! And the flower, and the butterflies, and the cork flourish. I can relate to your heat issues, hope you get some relief soon!
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28926
Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 6:30 AM
You did a wonderful job despite the heat!! Beautiful flourish and flower too!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: April 19, 2006 Location: Waterford, WI Posts: 20540
Wed, Jul 10, 2013 @ 7:45 AM
First thing I thought when I saw your background was "quilt" but I thought I better read your comments before I said that. I love it. And what is a heat alert like OUTSIDE for you.
Registered: July 11, 2009 Location: eastern Ohio Posts: 2414
Sat, Jul 13, 2013 @ 4:58 AM
Lovely card, great flower, love the sparlies on it. Heat waves are the pits, and I've been down with a cold in the middle of ours which is just unusual, not bad like the one there where you live. Keep cool..your cards are always beautiful.
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Sun, Jul 14, 2013 @ 6:16 AM
Wow, Sabrina! Your card so lovely! Love that raw silk flower in the pretty aqua color and your background is smashing! Nicely done!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??