Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Bluebird

Have not been blogging for a while, but have read all yours LOL. The garden needed long overdue attention & care. The birds are making nests under our roof and  thought I make Britta a Bluebird ornament for her April birthday. The sampler ornament with thread ring is by The Sampler House. The linen "Selkie"  is hand dyed and available from TSG by Katie Trendell.


I also knew for a long time that she wanted an 'aide-mémoire'., and guess what, I found one with angels, just up her street, Britta is a vivid angel collector. It's from around 1910 and Art Nouveau, the back is stunning too. It was used on a chatelaine for writing notes.



The background material is from Moda Blackbird Designs "Garden Party"

The back of Bluebird

11 comments:

Margaret said...

Wow! Nice finish! Love the backing fabric you chose too. And that aide memoire -- so pretty! Also the ornament/thread ring. Very nice! I think the nice weather is cutting into everyone's stitching.

Karen said...

Love your bluebird finish. What a neat birthday gift too!

Cari-in-VA said...

Bertie - what lovely stitching and that fabric is gorgeous!

What a lovely, ornate piece. I have never heard of an aide-memoire - what exactly is it?

Enjoy your week.

Sandra said...

What a wonderful gift for Britta, I'm sure she will be delighted. Love the fabric you have used for the back of the pincushion.

KarenV said...

Very pretty Bluebird pillow - the backing fabric is just perfect for it!

clob said...

i love your blue bird pillow finish !!! so lovely

Mylene said...

A beautiful pillow, i am sure the recipient will love it.

Siobhan said...

Oh my gosh!! Talk about some wonderful birthday treasures. Looks like you thought of everything, from the perfect backing fabric on beautiful stitching, to a wonderful new/old treasure.

Have a great weekend!

Christine said...

Your blog si gorgeous !!

Terri(TerriBoog) said...

What a wonderful post, Bertie! I don't know how I missed it. Love, the finish you did for Britta - she is such a sweetheart! I know she'll love her gifts. I have some of the fabric you used for the back of the bluebird pinkeep and I just love it! You did a wonderful job in stitching, finishing and in picking the perfect gifts!!!

Anonymous said...

Hallo Bertie and everyone. Yes, I absolutely LOVE my presents and feel sooo spoiled. Bertie makes the most gorgeous pillows and always manages to find the perfect gift.
Love Britta