Elevation and site plan of the Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.
September 5, 2012
Elevated Envelope: Incoming Mail
The latest round of The Elevated Envelope went out last month, and I have since received 3 great envelopes from around the world.
The theme was sweet and I received this super cute envelope from Freya in California. Freya blogs at here and pretty much everything she produces is super cute, I especially love her bunny stamp. Her blog is chock full of inspiring mail and packages. We should all send more mail!
The second envelope I received is from Emma in the UK. She made this entire envelope from sewing together cupcake papers. Brilliant! Emma is a jewelry designer and she has the most amazing floral inspired jewelry.
The last envelope came from Elena in Canada, probably my favorite yet! Her envelope is beautiful in its simplicity. Check out that beautiful handwriting and those stamps. Stamps from other countries always seem so exotic. The envelope was made extra fancy by the use of a wax stamp. Receiving it made me feel like I was a character in a Jane Austin novel. Inside were a few things that constitute Elena’s sweet summer. So perfect.
Making friends through the mail is the best.
September 3, 2012
The Amazing Flying Quilt
This is the strip quilt made from those previously posted fabrics. We took at trip over to The Winspear Opera House for a fun photo shoot. Strip quilts are fast becoming my favorite. I especially like the combination of wide patterned strips with skinny bright solids.
I think it turned out great, the fabrics my friend Jennifer picked out really worked well together. The perfect quilt for a new baby girl!
I added a little something special on the back.
August 16, 2012
Elevated Envelope: Featured Mail
I forgot to tell you!! My envelope was featured on Tara’s blog at the beginning of the month. Go check it out and sign up for the next round of mail exchange.
July 13, 2012
Sketchbook Archive | 07.13.12
This week it’s scenes from Murano. Murano was beautiful and wonderfully devoid of turists. It is full of window boxes, colorful shutters, and blown glass in strange places
July 9, 2012
Strip Quilt Makings
Another project I have yet to share with you! These fabrics were selected by a friend for another baby quilt. A strip quilt this time. I’m not going to lie, it turned out super cute.
Column 1: Kona Cotton in Corn Yellow, Cloud9 Nature Walk in Moss Ocean, Alexander Henry Raindrops on Posies in Pink Pastel
Column 2: Birch Fabric Storyboek Wildflowers in Cream, A Walk in the Woods Whisper Simple Dots by Moda, Windham Fabrics Cabana Blooms 33799-1
Column 3: Andover Fabrics Meet the Gang Birds in Teal, Kona Cotton in pomegranate, A Walk in the Woods Cloud Dash
July 2, 2012
Plus One
I’ve been delinquent in sharing my projects with you. I made this quilt for some friends in Dayton who just welcomed a little girl into their family. I’ve been wanting to try a Plus One quilt for a while now. I think this is the quilt that made me finally decided to make one. Our friends are a strictly University of Cincinnati family and so it was a red, black, and gray quilt for them.
True to form, I made a grid using AutoCAD and then used Photoshop to which fabric to buy. When the fabric arrived, I ended up swapping out a few fabrics in an effort to make the selections look more like a baby quilt. I’m not sure if I succeeded but I think the end result turned out nicely.
As an added bonus, I appliqued a C-paw on the back which I then quilted around to bring the design to the front.
Believe it or not, I started this quilt last December but it was another 4 months before I finished it and another 2 months before I’m managing to share it will you. I’ll try to be a little more on top of it next time.
June 29, 2012
Sketchbook Archive | 06.29.12
This was my home for a few days in Italy, a beautiful villa in Modena. And yes, it did smell like flowers.
Modena, Italy: June 2012
Modena, Italy: June 2012
June 25, 2012
When In Rome
Where have you been lately? I’ve been gallivanting around Italy. It smells like flowers there; at least it does in the North. I saw some really beautiful things and drew some really beautiful things. I’m excited to share them with you.
