Showing posts with label Blackbird Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blackbird Designs. Show all posts
Peacock Needlebook Finished!!
Caffinated Stitcher
Except for the button....I'm finished!!! I have not been able to locate my bag of buttons as of yet in my very messy craft room. And I'm sure I stashed them somewhere where I wouldn't forget where they are...lol :) This project was so much fun. I love all of the little things the designers did to make this such a nice needlebook .... the herringbone stitch around the needlebook and the cording in the middle of the book are great touches for a wonderful finish! I'm not sure if I mentioned here before that I found the feather charm I used at Hobby Lobby for $1.47 in the beading section of the store!!




Since finishing this piece I have ordered a pair of "wave" scissors from Fiskars....I think the inside page would have looked great cut like that or even with another special cut. Maybe when they arrive I will change the page :)

Happy stitching everyone!
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The Simple Things WIP
Caffinated Stitcher
Woohoo.......I "finally" received The Simple Things by Blackbird Designs Saturday afternoon and all of the goodies to get started on it :) This leaflet also includes the second installment of their 2009 sewing accessories series...a very cute pincushion that uses the same trim as the Peacock Pincushion that I finished recently...love it! I have plently of the trim left over, so I won't need to make more right now.



I couldn't wait to get started....so here's my progress for the first day of stitching. I just LOVE those loooong birds!!!! I think they are what really caught my attention first on this design :) I know, I haven't finished my needlebook as of yet, but who could resist those birds...lol!



I think I have become a Blackbird Designs "junkie". I mean look at the beautiful quilt I came across while searching for more designs I'd like to stitch....I have plans to purchase this book in the near future and hope I can work on the quilt you see here! As I've mentioned before, I'm not a quilter, but I'd definitely like to give this a try :))) Isn't it just beautiful!?! And those colors are just perfect for my tastes. The book this quilt is from is called Birds Of A Feather.


Happy stitching everyone!
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Peacock Pinkeep Finished!!
Caffinated Stitcher
I LOVE this wonderful pinkeep!! It was such a fun project to work on. It's already full of pins, needles and anything else I could poke into it :)) It's so big it will hold tons of your favorite goodies!




I put the final touches on this wonderful pinkeep yesterday. It was easy and so much fun to stitch and put together :) On the top and side by the date I used my maiden name initials and on the side alphabet I used green for the letter "M" to represent my married name. I used tan rit dye and 4 strands of white Light and Lofty Yarn by Red Heart for the trim. You could probably use three and it would be great too! And I found a little scissors charm (at Hobby Lobby) like the ones I use to stitch with, so I attached it at the end of the alphabet.
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Peacock Needlekeep
Caffinated Stitcher

Not bad for an evening's work...at least not for me these days :) I did stay up till midnight though waiting for my daughter to get home from her night out with friends. Maybe I should stay up late more often...lol :) I sure would accomplish more! I'd feel old and harrard....but I'd get more done :)


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Peacock Pinkeep
Caffinated Stitcher

I started this wonderful project by Blackbird Designs on 4-25-09 and absolutely love the old rustic type look of it. It's easy to stitch and the pinkeep only uses two colors of Belle Soie silk thread by Crescent Colours. I'm not sure I would buy the Weeks Dye Works fabric again knowing that it just looks to have been tea/coffee dyed. You could easily make your own! The fabric is actually a bit darker than it appears in the cover photo. I'm thinking to make my own trim out of yarn instead of using the suggested chenille trim. Hobby Lobby has a wide assortment of yarns...I particularly like the kind with lots of bumps and ridges in it. I may even make something that hangs from it. I'll wait a bit and see what strikes me the most :) There is also the needlebook that came with the pinkeep. It uses different threads than the pinkeep and will be my next project in this series. This is the first installment for 2009.....can't wait to see what's next!!!
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