Last One! Lop Eared Mohair Bunny on French Ticking Pincushion

I have so many projects in mind, I had to call it quits on the bunnies this spring! So for those of you waiting for more, this is the last one.

It makes a sweet friend for the mohair robin that I made recently.

I do have a few more French ticking pincushions started, so I will finish those before I move on to a completely different project.

If you are interested in the bunny, you can find it at Honeysuckle Lane.

Have a lovely day!
Blessings,
Lana

A Mohair Bird on an Antique French Ticking Mattress Pincushion

Birds are a favorite subject of mine. I've often included them in my paintings and folk art pieces. This one was inspired by antique Steiff toys and the arrival of spring.

Even though the bird is a golden brown, I still see it as a robin... just in time for spring! The fabrics are vintage sparse mohair and recycled red wool.

The underside of the wings are lined with a recycled brown wool. If you notice in the photos, the end of the tail has a reddish tint to the mohair... the fabric was shaded like that, so I made sure to cut that part to add a bit more color to the tail.

I drew a bird pattern (free-hand) on the back of the fabric, cut it out, and hand-stitched it. No patterns were used. Now I wish I had made a pattern... I really like the shape of the bird. Hopefully I can sketch around a bit and come up with a very similar design.

As I've mentioned many times before, my husband is a carpenter / woodworker, so I used a tiny scrap of walnut wood from his shop for the beak. I carved it by hand with an exacto knife.

That wonderful old looking pincushion is made from beautiful antique French ticking that I purchased directly from a dealer in France several years ago.

When I received it in the mail, I couldn't bring myself to cut into the fabric... and so it sat in a box.

And I forgot about it until a while back when I was looking for a specific fabric for some projects and found it in my stash.

Again, I used no pattern, cutting the pincushion design to fit under the bird, and then hand-stitching to make a tufted mattress. It is filled with snippets and scraps of 100% wool.

This one of a kind piece is currently in my Honeysuckle Lane shop. Click this link to visit and make a purchase if you are interested.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a blessed weekend,
Lana

Dragonflies on Batik

I'd planned on having several pillows ready to share, but you know how it goes... plans often have to change.

I only have two pillows to share today, and one of those sold as soon as it was listed --- thank you! :)

Hand embroidered dragonflies grace the front of these decorative pillows.
Their bodies are made of glass beads. The wings are organza ribbons and vintage seam binding ribbons.

The grass is made of wool felt and I have scattered more glass beads across the grass for extra sparkle. It reminds me of the dew sparkling on the grass early in the morning!

The pillow fabrics are made from cotton batik fabric.
I used 10" pillow forms for these pillows.

My needlework designs are one of a kind. I draw the design freehand directly on the fabric with an air-soluble marker and embroider it before the design disappears.

The darker one is the only one left. If interested, you may purchase it here.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Blessings,
Lana

Beaded Dragonflies

I've been looking back through old photos and decided it was time to make some dragonfly pillows for spring. The photos are from a few years back... not what I'm working on right now. Look for new ones in a few more days! :)

Have a blessed week,
Lana

Another Quilt for Jolee

After I finished my oldest son's quilt, I had a few pieced blocks and fabric scraps left over, so I made a quilt for his little girl. I've already made Jolee a quilt using pretty Cori Dantini fabrics but this one will be like her daddy's quilt. :)

I really like the black and white polka dot binding...

Because of the colors, it's something she can play on and her mommy and daddy don't have to worry as much about it getting dirty.

And I hope Jolee doesn't mind the two blocks of mustaches and men's hats. :-/

Even though my Pfaff Hobby 750 sewing machine is standard size, I managed to machine quilt it using an even feed walking foot. I opted for a wavy line design... since I figured it would be less obvious if my quilting lines were off here and there. :)

And the Aurifil quilting thread worked wonderfully! I used 2605 (Grey) 50 wt.

I love how a quilt gets that puckered look once it's been washed and dried. I think using all cotton fabric and cotton quilt batting contributes to that look. In this quilt, I used Warm and Natural batting.

In a couple more weeks I'll share photos of the next quilt... I think it will be have some blues in it... we'll see!

Take care and God bless,
Lana