Category Archives: Cards

Happy Birthday Taylor

Cards

January 10, 2023

Gran’s Button Jar (from The Splendid Sampler series)

Many of my cards fit into the “large letter” category at the post office but if you add much of anything else you are looking at a much higher cost. I’ve notices from several cards that buttons will put you over the limit. This year I was sending Taylor’s card in with their Christmas packages so it was easy to pack it in.

I don’t think Taylor has ever played with my buttons but I do know on one visit she sorted through some of my scrap squares and put them all neatly in piles. At that time I had a small drawer in a tabletop cabinet. I need her to do it again but this time the scraps are in bins!

As for my buttons, they are now stored in the old tin cup from the well on the farm.

Happy Birthday Kathryn

Cards, Needlework

January 4, 2023

from the Quilter’s Block-a-Day Calendar (June 20)

I thought when I first showed this block Kathryn commented that she really liked it. However when I went looking in my files there was another one that was very similar that had her name attached. Maybe she liked them both?

Kathryn is the recipient of that tablecloth that I was unable to get the stamped ink out of. I know I gave many of you a good laugh at my antics with the soap bubbles. Hopefully when Kathryn uses it she will appreciate the lengths I took to make if perfect.

The tablecloth with the stamped pattern was one of Mum’s that she hadn’t started. I wish I had paid more attention to stitching “on the lines” and I might not have had the bother with the ink.

Happy Birthday Dave

Cards

December 19, 2022

Fashionable Pineapple (from The Splendid Sampler 2 series)

I don’t know if Dave is a fan of pineapples but, living in Saskatchewan, I expect he dreams from time to time of a tropical vacation.

This was one of the first blocks released and, at the time, I thought it was kind of odd. It just shows that most blocks, once they are made, turn out okay.

Happy Birthday Dylan

Cards

December 12, 2022

Hashtag Love (from The Splendid Sampler 2 series)

When I made this card I knew it would be going to one of my grandchildren. I was glad to have it ready to send along to Dylan (A).

This card was one of the first ones I made with a facing. With a facing there is still some hand stitching to be done but the corners are easier than with a binding. The fabric comes from some 30’s reproduction fabrics that I purchased a long time ago.

So hard to believe Dylan will be tested for his driver’s license in a couple of days. Good luck!