Mel's Own Place

This runner provided some little patchwork hearts for a second project.  Do you see how I cut out the fabric after I had hand appliqued around the red hearts?


Don't know how I'll use the little cuties yet.  Perhaps I'll sew two together and stuff them for an ornament or gift topper.  I could sew one to the front of a card for a sweet note.  I could applique them to another pieced background and make a pillow cover.  Possibilities are endless!










Remember/Note:
I'm on a creative journey over on my artsy blog, come on over and have a look!

If you are a beginning quilter or just need to test a block before you cut out your 'to die for' fabric, try it out in neutrals then save the block for an applique project!

Kaaren, a fairly 'new' blogger from Canada, is having a gIveAwaY on her blog, The Painted Quilt. The giveaway is to commemorate her 50th post and all of the cyber friends she's met along the way. The item is a wood turned (electric) lamp base that she's beautifully painted in a classic country style. She's a decorative artist who has designed, published and taught but is now retired. A trip over to Kaaren blog is worth it just to see all the wonderful posts she's done so far and all the inspiring photos of her surroundings and projects. The bonus is that you get the chance to enter her giveaway! If you tell her that 'Mel' sent you, I will get another entry ;) To add something fun to look at on this post, I will show you a photo of an embroidery on a woman's jacket I saw in a crowd somewhere. Don't you think it would make a lovely applique project? I'm glad I had my camera with me . . . you never know!