Sunday, October 14, 2012

Home Alone

A rare moment for me ... home alone.  My husband and son have gone to a trailer show (camper trailers), and I told them I'd rather stay at home to sew.  I've been admiring a self-portrait quilt by Pretty By Hand and find the concept really inspiring.  What a great idea to incorporate the things that are "you" into a quilt!  This will stay only in my mind for a while yet, but right now I want to do some quick little projects that I can finish and admire (and post!) within a short time.  I've also admired the practice you see all over the blogs of framing bits of pretty fabric in an embroidery hoop.  So I decided to combine the two ideas, and made up a small embroidery hoop with little trinkets that belonged to my mother.


I started this little project with just the fabric, which is a sample piece my mom wove on her loom.  But then I thought it would look nice with the skeleton key on it, and, well, one thing led to another, and I added all this other stuff as well.  A small name bracelet from her girlfriends when she was young:


A pin from her younger days when she cycled with the Canadian Youth Hostel (she and my dad met through this cycling group):



A locket she gave to me when I was a child (which her mother gave her) and has tiny photos of her parents in it:





And a few buttons that were in her button jar, and which I specifically remember being in her button jar even when I was a child!  Favourite coat buttons, a suit button, and a button from a dress.  Buttons hold such strong sentiments for me.  Mom used to tip her buttons out onto a a tray for my sisters and I to look at and admire when we were young ... I loved sifting through those buttons as they were all such pretty little treasures ... they even had a distinctive smell!



So that's what I did this morning, and I think I'll hang it up in my sewing corner.  The little extra piece that I had to cut off the end of the sample fabric is the perfect size for a small coaster to set by my sewing machine for my cup of tea.  Cheers!



Wendy





6 comments:

  1. Hello, It's special and such a lovely idea...
    Love your rocking basket too, from earlier post!
    Have a creative week..
    Love aria x

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    1. Thank you Maria ... a creative week is just what I need!
      Wendy

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  2. Wendy hello,.This is wonderful so many memories in those little things and all endowed with love.
    My mum says as long as we have our memories those we love stay with us always....
    I found you via the wonderful Ada!
    Bestest Daisy J

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    1. Thanks Daisy J - I certainly do have lots of memories :)
      Wendy

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