Today is my stop in the
Dust Off a Quilt Book
Dust Off a Quilt Book
Blog Hop
Hosted by Bea at Beaquilter.
So, here are my Holiday Hearts with a Twist.
The idea is for the hop is to find an old quilt book on your shelf and make something from it.
Here is my lovely:
The Thimbleberries Book of Quilts by Lynette Jensen
copyright 1995
This book was given to me by a friend from her mom's estate.
Her mom even put her name inside the front cover - so special.
The Holiday Hearts looked like fun - all strip piecing (love)!
I wanted to change things up a bit, so I used all green scraps and made 3 of the 16" hearts.
Once I laid them together, I designed a stem, and presto,
a shamrock!
They are still Holiday Hearts, just a different holiday.
I may stitch them together or I kind of like that I can use them as placemats if I choose.
They are the perfect festive touch for our table this month.
Tuesday, March 1st
Quilting & Learning – What a Combo
Karen’s Korner
Quilting & Learning – What a Combo
Karen’s Korner
Wednesday, March 2nd
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Creatin’ in the Sticks (YOU ARE HERE)
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Creatin’ in the Sticks (YOU ARE HERE)
Thursday, March 3rd
Quilting Patchwork & Appliqué
Just Let Me Quilt
Quilting Patchwork & Appliqué
Just Let Me Quilt
Friday, March 4th
Patchwork Breeze
Beaquilter
Patchwork Breeze
Beaquilter
Please check them out leave them some warm and fuzzy comments.
There are some fun old books to see.
I really do need to use my books more often.
Thanks, Bea, this was fun!
13 comments:
Oh I love the hearts! The green is gorgeous.
Love the hearts, and the green is so bright and cheery.
Yours look great! Thanks for participating!
Very clever!
This is so cute and perfect for St. Patrick's Day! That was a great book to "dust off."
So clever of you to make those Holiday Hearts into a festive shamrock centerpiece, Carla! Even more clever to keep them separate to use as placemats! It's fun to look through those old(er) quilt books and get some new ideas. Oh, those days before Pinterest!
Hi Carla, what a great idea. Those hearts are adorable and a shamrock is so perfect right now.
I think I may have that book too. Your project is cute!
What a fabulous adaptation of that pattern.
What a creative adaptation for hearts! I love these--so pretty in those greens and they do make a lovely shamrock. I think I would leave them separate too--kind of adds to the interest. Thanks, Carla!
A wonderful adaptation! I should get my books out, also.
Beautiful pattern, and your hearts are lovely! I like the way they are, unattached, great to use as placemat then as decoration all together ;)
What a great project! I think I like using them as placemats. Thank you for sharing.
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