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You might remember last year when I made some cards from a damaged vintage linen that was embroidered by my Grandmother. Well, apparently that exercise freed me to cut up more linens!  These are some doilies that my Grandmother embroidered. These kinds of heirlooms are a bit vexing. You don't want to toss them out but you also know that no one will ever use them. The one on the left has been on a shelf in my bathroom closet for YEARS and the one on the right was in my Mom's closet for DECADES. In fact, when she was moving I found it in the yard sale pile. I decided to rescue it for her Mother's Day card and them I took the other one and made it into cards for my Aunts.  Could a postcard be easier than this one? I fused on a base layer of green to match the leaf stitches and then I fused the embroidery on top. Add a back, finish the edges and it's ready to mail!  This doily had 2 embroidered edges so I got 2 cards from it. These went to my Aunts.
Easy peasy! If only I would design Christmas postcards this simple.
Becky in VA
5/14/2018 05:15:54 pm
What a great idea!
Mary Anne
5/14/2018 06:24:32 pm
I'm pretty sure that if I were to do a stash dive I would find the exact same embroidery that you have in the bottom picture....done by my maternal grandma. Your use for them is definitely inspired!
Gene Black
5/14/2018 10:03:19 pm
Brava!
patty
5/15/2018 07:08:36 am
I have some old embroidery that I have collected over the years. None is family made. The use of them in the postcards was a great idea. What I have been looking for is old stamped pillow cases - not for the embroidery, but for the fabric. I want to use it with my vintage fabrics. The old pillow case fabric just has a certain texture and color that I can't find with new fabric. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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