Friday, October 3, 2014

Poppy Fabric Postcard Swap

 I participated in a poppy themed fabric postcard swap in September with Lin at St. Viktor Quilts and this is the lovely postcard she made and mailed to me.  Poppy Seed Heads was made using shibori dyed fabric, gold Markal rubbing of a poppy seed head and hand stitched.  Thank you very much Lin for making such a nice postcard for me.
 I heat gunned organza and a granola bar wrapper onto a piece of felt, fused the red organza to the felt, added some beads and hand stitching for my Poppies for Lin fabric postcard.
 Slow progress on my Sampler In Blue.  I really hope to be finished by the end of October or November at the latest.
Enjoying the beautiful Autumn colours.

Have a delightful day everyone :)

18 comments:

  1. You are making progress on your blue sampler - good to see! I love the colours of autumn - very inspiring :)

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  2. It may feel slow to you, but it looks like you've made great strides on your cross stitch sampler to me! And I love your postcard! Looks like you're keeping busy. :)

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  3. two very nice poppy cards and your sampler maybe growing slowly but it is going to be a real beauty when completed. Love the colours of autumn, presume that is Virginia creeper

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  4. Beautiful card and very pretty stitching
    Big hugs my dear x

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  5. I love your poppy card and your embroidery is amazing!

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  7. For some reason my last comment turned out to be just an exclamation point, so I'm trying again. As I was saying.....I love your sampler - blue is my favourite colour!

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  8. Beautiful !!!!All of them !!!!!
    Have a cozy weekend !
    Anna

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  9. Your popies are wonderful and your embroidery is progressing nicely.

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  10. Both poppy cards are so beautiful, and it is awesome to know of the recycled material used. A cross stitch sampler like that will take time, but oh how beautiful it will be on the wall!
    Your outside wall is beautiful, too, with the autumn foliage.

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  11. Love your fall leaves! Absolutely LOVE your sampler!!! GORGEOUS!!!!

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  12. I love the poppy postcard - thank you. And your blue samler is going to be gorgeous - don't rush, enjoy! xx

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  13. Love autumn colours beautiful poppy cards good recycling, Cross stitch sampler will be all the better for the wait.

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  14. Hello Jenny. I have only just found a comment from you on one of my blog postings way back last year. I was so surprised and pleased I hopped over to visit and so pleased that I did. What wonderful stitch work you do and in so many different and interesting ways. I have joined your list of members and I will certainly visit again to check out what you are doing. Parchment work is my first love but I do find needle and bead crafts fascinating.
    Carol (England) xx

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  15. The sampler is coming along beautifully :)
    Love the poppy postcard, it's beautiful!

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  16. Two lovely poppy cards it is so interesting to see how you have used different techniques and created something so lovely! your sampler may be going slow but it is looking very nice.

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  17. I love your postcards. Fabulous Poppies. Your details using organza and a granola wrapper are stunning. Bluetiful Blue Sampler and you shouldn't worry about how long it takes...as it is so amazing. Creative Postcard Bliss...

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  18. heat gun to attach materials?? That's a new one on me.....very creative!

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