In an old box rescued from my parents house along with school reports and certificates I came across a piece of embroidery I had done in Primary school. I thought hard and actually remember working on this - I was 10 years old and now I am 43 so it's quite a treasure. It was tacked roughly onto a piece of cardboard and was stained in several places.
I carefully unpicked it from the cardboard and with my heart in my mouth washed it very gently in my kitchen sink. I was so hoping it wouldn't fall apart or that the colours would run. Luckily neither event happened - phew !! Once dry I trimmed it down and added a couple of little borders. Then I hand quilted it and added binding. I really love it and am so glad to have it done. I will add a label and may even mount it in a frame. My DH can't believe I embroidered this at age 10 but I guess I was always destined to have a needle in my hand. Here it is...
Whilst browsing through my photos I realised I have never shown photos of a quilt I finished last year. There is a bit of a story to this one.. A while back I was unable to sew due to a back injury which turned out to be a slipped disc. During this time I did a lot of crochet as I could manage to do this whilst lying flat on my back. But my fabrics kept calling to me and one day I put some fabrics together that would end up in a quilt. These were put in a box and forgot about. Months later I came across them and whilst browsing about on the web I came across a pattern on the sewwequilt website. Here is the link. I decided to get this quilt done and it was the quickest quilt I ever made. I love this quilt so much - I have named it my Morphine Quilt because those were the pills I was taking when I chose the colours - lol..I use this quilt a lot when I'm reading and feeling a bit cold.
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18 comments:
I love your Morphine quilt. I saw the same pattern on that website & fell in love with it & designed one in patriotic colors. But I never made it & forgot about it. Your lovely quilt kick-started my memory & now I really want to make my own soon.
what memories you have shared with these 2 projects xx thank you x
That is a cute Morphine quilt! A great pattern idea for a quick baby quilt.
That hand work is great.... age 10! Wow.
Love your little stitchery quilt! What a great memory. I think the Morphine quilt is lovely and the name is perfect! I have a year I call the year of the doctor so that name makes perfect sense. I love your new header photo as well. But most of all I love having you back in blogville!
Both projects are wonderful - you were a talented 10 year old!!!
How precious that your stitchery has lived to tell the tale.
Fun quilt!!
Small bloggy steps are fine with me :)
Oh I LOVE your quilt- the colors are just perfect!
The quilt is beautiful and I love that you found your little stitchery and refinished it! What a lovely memory. I did a lot of embroidery at that age as well, but most of it was done on dishtowels, so they're long gone. Okay...I guess it's my turn to post! :)
love your quilt! and how wonderful to have something started so long ago now finished...looks great
You embroidery from 33 years ago is gorgeous!
OMG your little embroidery is so gorgeous...love it framed up and quilted as you've done..such a treasure and to think you were only 10 and those stitches are so perfect!...
Love the morphine quilt...might need to put that one on the wish list, I just adore pinwheels...
I need to try and join you with getting back to blogging. I love the colours of your Morphine quilt. It looks like a split 9 patch pattern but with pinwheels in some of the squares. Great pattern. Cute idea to frame your old embroidery. I think I may have one or two of those tucked away somewhere. I have been busy with all kinds of things and really do need to get back to blogging. I think about doing it often. Nice to see you again!!!
SO glad to see you blogging again! Your stitchery is adorable and has a wonderful history!
It must be lovely to have some sewing you did in your childhood days. I did lots of sewing when I was younger and have nothing to show for it. I don't suppose there are many 10 year olds today who could sew like that either!
Teresa x
I love your pills quilts! I think it turned out great!
Wow, what a teasure to have something you made when you were so young. I love it and the morphine quilt too.
That stitchery sure is a treasure, it makes me think of pieces I did hundreds of years ago, maybe I should dig them up. Your Morphine quilt is great.
Its great when you find little projects you had forgotten about. I love the morphine quilt it is a great pattern.
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