Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Peony Quilt






A little too warm for the summer months but the flowers are definitely welcoming. The minky backing was wonderful in the end but it was a pain to quilt together. When free motion quilting, the extra weight made it hard to move it freely. By 10 minutes, your upper arms had its fair share of a workout. I can't deny the loveliness of the minky fabric but maybe with something else would we great.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Imminent Spring Clean-Up

It's amazing how fast the rabbit's fur has changed colours in the past few days. I think he/she is also patiently waiting for spring.







The pictures above might me a welcoming sight but can I draw your attention to the last picture. The little black dots on the uncovered concrete landing are not stray pebbles or rocks. Those are little gifts from our furry friend. I'm trying to see the positive in this, which is the adjacent rock bedding beside the concrete. "Oh honey....can you hose the patio area?"

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Trial Bouquet for May Long Weekend Wedding





This was a trial bouquet for a friend who will be having her wedding this coming May long weekend. Her colours are hot pink, purple, white and blue. Very fitting for a spring wedding. She had hoped to have all tulips but they can be hard to come by in May. I know it is a spring flower but they are best in early part of the year. So I thought the best that would fit the smooth and uniform look would be freesias. We added calla posies, mini lisianthus and delphiniums in her bouquet to make it different from her maids. It's had to tell but the calla posies have purple centres. They are called "Picassa" and it has to be one of the most unique colours on flowers I have seen. I had asked for white posies but they turned out more cream then white. Fortunately, it worked out great cause her dress is off white, almost cream so it will work out perfectly. Her dress is more vintage 50's look so the cream callas will fit the vintage look.

Her maids will only have white and purple freesias against raspberry dresses. Can you just imagine the colours. It will be so colourful and beautiful.