Drawstring Bag

I have been absent from the web since a while due to many family obligations, and especially taking care of my grand-son. No quilting or knitting these days, just a little spring gardening.

I did this drawstring bag five years ago for my little niece. Since then she is carrying it everywhere she goes. The lovely flower fabric is Anna Maria Horner's. I followed the print lines to embroider it. 

On the fourth picture you can see the border of my Kaffe Fassett Fan quilt.

Miscellaneous from Paris

Last month I was in Paris at my sister's house and I re-discovered some things I had done for her and her daughter Lea a long time ago, so I took pictures as a souvenir.

The yellow patchwork bag is the first one I sewed, all hand pieced and hand quilted, as I had not yet a sewing machine. The little red and blue bag comes from Provence in the south of France, from the Souleiado shop. I love this shop, they have such beautiful things and great traditional fabrics from this part of France.

As a matter of fact, this yellow fabric is as well typical from Provence.

This little doll is dressed with clothes knitted by my mother when we were children.

Blue drawstring bag.

Some years ago, more than quilts, I enjoyed making dolls, such as this one.

I used also to make various objects for Christmas :  decorative trees, hearts, stars...

My sister Dominique is a sculptor and this little sculpture is one of her works. Together, on the table are some parts of her collection of antique Barbotines.

I love the colors of this antique pot.

This is an incredible antique Barbotine dish... inspiring colors again!

Greetings to all my friends!

Christine