Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Homespun Heaven!

My friend Kelley sent me a surprise box this week, I love surprises.
Kelley has been cleaning out her supplies and books and this is the wonderful fabrics I received this week.
I love homespuns and speciality fabrics and there is lots of those and a lot of future projects I can enjoy making with them.


 I finished another punch needle piece, tonight. My friend Cyndi sent me the pattern as a gift, so I decided it was time to make it. If you visit Cyndi's site you will see the rug she made from a custom pattern that I made for her.

 I am thinking of making a card holder with it, by attaching the punched piece to a hand made wool card holder. It still needs aging, it is a bit bright. I also need to tweak a few spots, I used 3 strands on the designs and I think I punched a bit too tight.

Have you seen the Henry Glass, Jolly Holiday Party? It is a fun blog hop, prizes and free patterns for the holidays. I already printed out a couple, to make for gifts.

The pattern for this piece is a design by Brenda Gervais, of  Country Stitches.


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15 comments:

  1. AnnaNovember 16, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    oh that is sooooo cute! I love snowpeople!

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  2. Primitives By The Light of The MoonNovember 16, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Wonderful homespuns and I'm sure you will dream up some great projects! Your needle punch snowguys look very nice...just so cheery!

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  3. Linda November 16, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    What a nice surprise!! Love the little snowmen!

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  4. TheCrankyCrowNovember 17, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Looks like a heavenly stash of fabric there - and I know you'll put it to great use. Love the BG design - like I said, don't think I've met one of her designs I don't love....Would like to see how you finish it off for the cardholder....always looking for new "finishing" ideas you know...framing gets boring after a while...Have a great Thursday! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

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  5. quiltsbycheriNovember 17, 2011 at 12:39 AM

    homespuns are the best what a fun surprise.....

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  6. moosecraftNovember 17, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    That is a generous selection of fabrics from Kelley! Enjoy stitching with it! Needlepunch looks great! I always have some difficulty with the 3-strand technique too...

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  7. Elizabeth AnnNovember 17, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I love your little needle punch! What a cute treasure to have each Christmas to enjoy.

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  8. Carrie P.November 17, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    What a nice surprise. Some nice colors too.

    Oh, your snowmen are so cute. It will make a cute card holder.

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  9. pauletteNovember 17, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Cute project....and your loot is wonderful!! What a great friend!!
    P

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  10. LoriNovember 17, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    What a fun gift from your friend. Love your punch needle too!!I'll have to check out the blog hop.

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  11. AllieNovember 17, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    What a lovely bundle you got Debbie, I know you'll put that to good use! I love your little punched piece, so very cute. It would make a lovely card holder! The rug you designed for Cyndi is AMAZING!

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  12. KarenNovember 17, 2011 at 9:12 PM

    That's the kind of surprise box that would make me happy too.
    The sleigh scene looks so winterish (as it should) and so unlike where I love. I don't want to live in the snow climate but it would be fun for a visit now and then just to experience it.

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  13. frontporchprimsNovember 19, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    What a great thing to receive. That fabric is so perfect for so many things!!! -Steph-

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  14. Firecracker KidNovember 19, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Ah, how cool! I love it :-) You'll probably go through that homespun in no time. Can't wait to see what you make with it.
    Hugs~Carol

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  15. Barbara Strobel LardonNovember 20, 2011 at 3:19 PM

    Love the kitties and foxes and this one too!

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