Beaded Brooch

My current project is this little pink Crazy Quilt cellphone pouch.  My aunt asked me to make one for her for a gift so here's an update:

And here's a closeup of the beading I did around the brooch:

This is a little vintage Petit Point brooch that I bought a few years back at a garage sale.  I think I paid $1.00 for it.  It worked nicely with this piece so I beaded around it.

My chores (except for laundry) are done for the day so I'll get to stitch on it some more now.

Also, mom gave me a couple of new Hanging Heart Door Hangers to add to our Etsy shop:

Mom made this one from a pretty floral print fabric.  And the pink one is made from a vintage embroidered linen and vintage crocheted lace:

Fall Bowl Fillers

Before I get to the bowl fillers, I thought I'd share my latest project:

My aunt asked me to make another pink cellphone pouch.  She wants this for a gift.  I started on it yesterday and will get back to it shortly.

And now onto the Fall Bowl Fillers:

These are new goodies from mom.  I can't believe what she all comes up with for our Etsy shop!

Finally for today, more cute cat pictures of my little Cotton Ball:

I just took this one a little while ago.  He's been sleeping in my chair next to me with his little arms up in the air.  Makes me laugh!

Harrison Fisher Purse Stitching Complete

I finished this Harrison Fisher Purse up early this morning.  Well, the stitching is complete:

The white embroidered flowers on the bottom right were already on the fabric.  I just embellished it with sequins, beads and that little vintage bird brooch.  I hope to get this sewn up later during the week.

In the meantime, my aunt asked me for another cellphone pouch so I started on that this morning too.  Will have photos to share soon.

For now, I have some cute cat photos of Cotton and Wrigley:

I can't use the flash with Cotton.  It must bother his eyes.  He's so cute and so little!  I don't think he weighs more than 4 1/2 pounds!  He's a little over 4 months old now.

And here's Wrigley:

He was 1/2 asleep when I took this.  Wrigley is a little over 6 months old now and just look at the size of him:

He's not fat.  He's just fluffy!  He's going to be a big boy!

Handmade Decorative Pillows

I have a few finishes to share today and then tomorrow I'll post an update on my current Crazy Quilt project.

First, here is a photo of my finished Crazy Quilt Christmas Pillow:

And this pretty Victorian style pillow is one of mom's newest Decorative Pillows:

Mom made this pillow from a vintage table-runner and vintage doilies.

Harrison Fisher Purse Continued

I spent the last 2 days sewing!  I probably ran my treadle machine around the world twice now!  My next 4 model blocks for my Color & Composition class are ready to stitch, I sewed up several purse blocks and a couple of gifts.  I really gave that machine a work out!  But I love sewing on it!  Don't laugh but I like to see how fast I can get it going!  LOL!!!

Wrigley loves it too!  I took this pic the day after we adopted him back in May.

I've also been stitching on this Harrison Fisher Crazy Quilt Purse:

My aunt asked to make another cellphone pouch for someone she knows so that will be my next project.

In other news, nothing lasts forever.  I had to buy a new car.  My 94 Towncar has done good for me all these years but it is almost 20 years old now (I've been driving it since 96) and it's time for something new.  I bought a Ford Fusion.  I'll post photos as soon as I can.