Welcome to CaliQuilter! Thanks to Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt for organizing these on-going rounds of blog hops. A big thank you to my friend Jane, of Jane’s Fabric and Quilts ,who has kept us organized and been our cheerleader. Next to quilting, embroidery is my favorite needle art. For this hop we were given a number of delightful embroidery designs to use. It was hard to decide, but I chose three of my favorites. These are my projects:
A 16-inch pillow for the sofa. This darling overstuffed chair design reminds me of Mary Engelbreit’s work.
A five-inch square pincushion for my sewing room. I love this little floral pattern. I used a raw linen fabric and like the way the embroidery looks on the textured surface.
I think this one is my favorite. It was so fun to work on. I adapted the embroidery design and filled some areas with raw-edge applique to fill the spaces and give it more color. This is an 18-inch pillow. The borders are the same fabric as the girl’s skirt, but they look black in the photo for some reason. Madam Samm drew this design and I just love it. Such attitude!
I am celebrating the hop with a little give-away. Follow my blog and leave a comment and you are entered. I will use the random number generator on the last day of the hop to pick the winner.
I will send the winner these fat quarters:
Thank you so much for visiting me today, and I hope you will visit again!
Be sure to visit the other blogs on today’s hop:
Oh I love your pillows and the picushion is so sweet!
You have made some beautiful things. Love the pincushion. lyn.robyn.smith@gmail.com
I love all your work. You did a lot of work.
Lovely work !!
I love your pillow. I love the fluffy chair pattern. I’m going to be forced to get out my needle and floss soon. Thanks
Love all your stitchings. I too like the look of the stitching on the linen pin cushion. I am a new follower here.
Oh your stitching turned out wonderful and I really like your lady…perfect.
I cannot choose a favorite from your projects. So I choose them all!
Your pin cushion is wonderful! 🙂
very nice work
Wonderful pillows and pincushion.
What wonderful projects! I thought of Mary Engelbreit too, when I saw your chair (“chair full of bowlies”)! My favorite is your pincushion–love that design!
Your pillows are awesome! Love the choice of patterns for each.
love all three of your wonderful creations, great work
What wonderful stitching and projects! Thanks for the giveaway as well.
Love your projects, especially the pincushion!
This is just beautiful…each piece exquisite..your stitching is lovely
Wow! I LOVE your projects!!! You do great work.
Your projects are all very well done and so pretty!!
Love your ideas and your work. I think my favorite is your pincushion or maybe the lady – too hard to choose.
Love your work! I think my favorite is the pin cushion. I love the fabric that you stitched on.
I am a new follower:)
What an awesome job at stitching!!!!
Hi!!! They are all very pretty!!! I love your lady!!!! She looks so sophisticated!!!!
Oh my gosh Joanie!! You were so busy! I love them all. Yes the chair does remind me of an M.E. print. Love the pincushion, I soooo need to make one too! and your Ooo La La girl, love what you did with her. Thank you so much for sharing and playing!
Great stitchery projects. Lov ethem all. Especially the lady with the dog….That one is adorable.
Also thank you for the chanc eto enter your fabric giveaway. Those fabrics are very pretty, and they all go very well together.
Your pillows are all so beautiful! I’m following on pinterest.
Love your pillows. You did an awesome job! I am a follower
Your projects turned out wonderfully—all of them. I think I like the overstuffed chair the best though. Maybe because I almost picked that one, LOL??
Thank you for the opportunity to possibly receive the fabric giveaway—not much chance of it happening but it IS lovely.
I Love your Designs! I especially love the colors of threads you used and the Walking Dog Lady with Fabric combined thread work! Thats for the Great Fabric Giveaway!
Love all of your projects, especially the chair pillow…. I want to hug it! Thanks for sharing!
Love all your pillows! Thank you for sharing and the great giveaway. I follow via email
jbechosend at sbcglobal dot net
Love your projects….the pincushion is my favorite – you can never have too many! 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win!
love your project nice choice of fabric for giveaway thanks …follow via email
ABreading4fun [at] gmail [dot] com
Lovely stitching!!
Gmama Jane
BTW, your give-away is over the top nice!!
Very nice!
LOVE YOUR PROJECTS!
THE CHAIR IS SO NEAT!
HAPPY TO FOLLOW YOU VIA YAHOO READER.
THANKS FOR SHARING!
Such lovely stitching! Love your choice of colors and I have a ways to go before my stitches look so good. Thanks for sharing your creativity and a wonderful give-away.
Fabulous! I think my favourite is the pincushion!
Thank you for sharing.
I’m a new follower!
Your work is fantastic! I think my favourite is the pin cushion — or maybe the Parisienne lady. It is very hard to choose!
Your projects are absolutely beautiful…I love them! Your stitches are perfect, your colors are right on–nice!
I love the pincushion especially, but all your projects are lovely.
Please don’t enter me in your giveaway. But I have to tell you your 3 projects are wonderful. Well done.
Great work, lovely stitcheries! Thanks for sharing!
What great projects!
Each one is beautiful, but the pillow is my fave!
All of your projects are great but the chair is my favorite. I really like the colors you used in it!
Each of your projects are simply lovely. I am very fond of the french lady, too. That was a great idea to add applique to enhance it.
I love all your projects, especially the chair pillow.
While I love Mdm Samm’s gal, I really like what youd did with the pin cushion. It’s stellar.
I love each of your projects. They are each creative and beautifully done. I am a new follower via email. I will look around some more.
Love your embroidery projects!
susie
legato1958@aol.com
I love your pieces! Especially your interpretation of Madame Samm’s French lady walking her poodle. Too cute.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
You really inspire me. Each one of your stitcheries is gorgeous. Madame has the best hops, so glad to see you in on this one.
This took my breath. Loved your pin cushion. Your lady was a great idea. Will have to get this pattern. You are so good. Thank you for the view.
I am a new follower, I love your projects.
Lovely projects!
Wonderful job!!
I love all of your projects, can’t pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing and for the giveaway . I am a follower via email. vickise at gmail dot com
You did a beautiful job on these! I think I might have to try an embroidered pin cushion like yours.
all three are lovely but I especially like your chair…great work!
I love that overstuffed chair. It is really wonderful!
Your projects are all so pretty! I really like the linen pin cushion. I just love the look of linen.
I follow your blog through Google Reader (soon to be history). Embroidery is the perfect portable project which I why I love it. Your giveaway fabrics are lovely.
Lovely projects! Can’t decide which is my favorite!
Following you by e-mail!
Love the lady & her dog!
Lovely work!
Beautiful stitching Joan…luv them all, I think the big comfy chair is my favorite and definitely Mary Engelbreit. Thanks for sharing! Happy stitching, Pauline
Your pillows and cushion are very cute! I love how you worked your Parisian girl!
Such sweet pillows and all very creative here. Glad to have you join in “Open House”.
I love that sweet little chair! I have seen it in several different colors and would love to get a hold of the pattern. Could you tell me where I can get it?
Your embroidery is beautiful. I love your pretty pincushion.
Thank you for linking up! Beautiful work!
xo -E
Lovely! Thanks for sharing at through my creative mind!
Stop by tomorrow (Sat) for a special linky party
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Jen
Wow! pretty!
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Thank you!