the quilty cowgirls
2009
I’ve had this fabric for AGES. Been promising it to Abigail for AGES. Done nothing with it for AGES. Oy, I’m slack.
This is something I really am working on at the moment. My head runneth over with ideas for all things stitchy and, as one who struggles keeping anything to herself, I’m always talking about doing this and doing that. Then what was a great idea is swamped by the next round and things don’t eventuate.
I need to focus on what’s in front of me – enjoy the process of creation, let it come together at it’s own pace and stay in that moment. Maybe I need a journal – Sue Spargo recommended that – somewhere to draw and note and explore. Somewhere to order my thoughts and slow them down. Hmmm … well, back to today’s sweet project.
This is the beginning of Abby’s quilty cowgirls … a quilted pillowcase.
with linen band … the colours in this project are really pretty – all soft and gentle and … pretty. I especially like the cocoa-y brown with the pink.
embroidered name … I love “writing” with my needle – and I love embroidering using the crochet cotton I found in Mum’s sewing cupboard. My ball is getting smaller and smaller … I’ll have to find some more.
and dandelions …. I’m very inspired by Beth Krommes’ beautiful snowflakes in Grandmother Winter. Wonderful opportunities for Christmas decorations.
and gorgeous cowgirls.
Aren’t they something! Makes me want to watch Cat Ballou – I haven’t seen that in years. I remember loving it as an older child – around Abby’s age. Oh I laughed so hard it made me wheezy. And I thought it was so romantic. When we’re finished stitching cowgirls, perhaps Abby and I will curl up on the sofa with them, and we’ll watch Cat Ballou together. Of course, she mightn’t laugh – she seems more sophisticated than I was as a child :-)
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OMG too cute! What great idea for the material. A quilted pillowcase! Love it!
Please don’t feel guilty about sitting long, I need to learn to do that, I try to multi task WAY too much and need to learn to slow down and smell the roses.
Your pillowcase is beautiful! Abby must be thrilled with it!
The journal sounds like a good idea. I tend to start things, then set them aside to start something new while the next idea is hot. Maybe if I was writing things down instead of jumping to start them, I would actually finish something…
Love the cowgirls and snowflakes! :) I remember Cat Ballou–makes me smile!
That is so pretty, especially the embroidery on that beautiful linen!
Love Abby’s Pillow!! The stitching and rickrack is perfect. I have the same problem with too many ideas. I wish I had more hours in a day. I like the idea of the journal. I also like how Sue Spargo will just draw in black and white, so that she can get the design and then add the color.
The cowgirl pillowcase is wonderful — the fabrics are all so perfect. Is that a brown dot in the blue fabric? Splendid pillowcase. I’ve never watched Cat Ballou although I see it regularly in the TV listings. We may have to look that up this summer. I am always getting ahead of myself. When you find the cure, bottle it, sell it and get rich. I don’t know what the solution is. I try not to think about it too much and just keep moving.
okay – maybe I’m a little slow (or still just TOO new at this) – I love the quilty pillowcase and the embroidery BUT is the front and back quilted? how do you finish the inside? inquiring minds want to know!!
i love the hand embroidery you do…always so pretty. do you do all your stitching freehand?
What a lovely pillowcase! Your embroideries are just great! Abby must love this pillowcase!
Lily, wow is all I can say about that pillowcase.
The pillowcase is so beautiful! Love the soft shades and your hand stitching is so charming.
Children always seem different and perhaps more sophisticated than their parents generation, don’t they? Quiting in your tradition is a craft that unites all different generations, and your quilted, embroidered pillow is just beautiful.
Thanks for posting about this, I would like to read more about this topic.
What wonderful fabric and what a gorgeous pillowcase! You are always so inspiring!
Wow, that dandelion puff really makes it. So sweet! Still love that fabric.