Every Christmas I give my mother-in-law something handmade. This year I gave her the Lovebirds Wreath. The first year I came into the family I gave her this folksy Happy Chicken Quilt.
It is sewn from a combination of new quilting fabrics and material from old clothing. One thing I just love about making things is that when I look at them years later I can remember so vividly where I was as I was working on the item. I sewed much of this in the Caribou Coffee shop where I first met my husband back in Illinois.
It’s just a fun little quilt. I don’t know how easy it is to tell from the pictures, but the quilting lines double as rays of streaming sunlight, accented by golden glass beads.
I used a snap for the chicken’s eye.
Here is a detail of the embroidered feet.
This detail and the little appliqued flowers and circles scattered over the ground came from one of my favorite dresses.
To accompany the gift I had made this little Sculpey clay ornament of a rooster, hen and chicks on wire that Susan displays along with the quilt.
It’s been a long time since I dabbled in making little folk pictorial quilts. They were a lot of fun, and I miss making them. Maybe I need to re-evaluate my project to-do list and see if I shouldn’t fit quilting back into my life somehow.
So many things I want to try… so little time…
How do you prioritize your sewing/crafting to-do list?
Thanks for reading!
Karen
Here’s where I’m linking up.
Friday:
Simply Designing, Whipperberry, Happy Hour Projects, kojodesigns,
Joyful Stamper, Making Lemonade Blog, Thirty Handmade Days,
Release Me Creations, Naptime Crafters, Romantic Home, Finding Fabulous,
Shabby Nest, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, French Country Cottage,
The Charm of Home, The Grant Life, At the Picket Fence, Fingerprints on the Fridge,
Stuff and Nonsense, One Art Mama, 2805
Saturday:
The Gingerbread Blog, Too Much Time On My Hands,
Six Sisters Stuff, Serenity You, Be Different Act Normal
Sunday:
LambAround, Homemaker on a Dime, I {heart} Naptime, Flamingo Toes,
Petite Hermine, My 1929 Charmer Blog
Monday:
{aka}/ design, Get Outta My Head Please, Mad in Crafts, Skip to My Lou,
The Gunny Sack, Sew Can Do, Singing Three Little Birds, Etcetorize, Dittle Dattle,
C.R.A.F.T., diy home sweet home, Craft-O Maniac, Sew Chatty, Artful Rising,
Sarahndipities , Just Winging It, Everything Under the Moon
Tuesday:
At Home With K, Not Just a Housewife, Hope Studios, Funky Polkadot Giraffe,
Kammy’s Korner, The Kurtz Corner, I’m Topsy Turvy, Tip Junkie,
Raising 4 Princesses, The Creative Itch Boutique, Shwin and Shwin
Wednesday:
Sew Much Ado, Frugally Sustainable, The Shady Porch, Tea Rose Home, Lil’ Luna,
Sweet Peas & Bumble Bees, Mom On Timeout, Someday Crafts, Passionately Artistic
Thursday:
Mom On Timeout, Somewhat Simple, Thrifty Decorating, Bear Rabbit Bear,
The Crafty Blogstalker, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Fun to Craft, House of Hepworths,
Sorta Crunchy, Delightful Order, Saved by Love Creations, A Glimpse Inside,
Between U & Me, Happy Hour Projects, Anything Goes Linky Party,
I visited a friend and her children today and told her a bit about all of this. She comes from an AP/natural living perspective. She said that she avoided having her son screened because she knew that he would be pegged as delayed and she didn’t want him to be labeled. Instead she has worked with him (she is a very dedicated home-schooling mother) and he has come along at his own rate of development. She sees that there is a financial incentive for labels to be given to any child brought in by parents with concerns because that soon leads to the purchase of expensive therapy.
I really like the thin metal threads design woven into the fabric. Now it seems rather tarnished but I still like the effect.
Folk Haven 