Crewel Flower Power Pillow

It all started in March when my Mom (in love) put a crewel kit in my hands and said she would show me how to embroider/crewel.  At that point I never thought it would be a craft I find so totally enjoyable.  Where the journey started.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When we last left off I showed you the rainbow border I arranged and let you in that I had started sewing it.  Yup, I'm a rebel to the core... the border is supposed to be brown all around, but I had so much left over color that I couldn't help myself!

Here I am stitching away.

AND....

Voila!!!  Presto ... magico....

Here is the design all stitched up into a pillow!!

It's dainty. Adorable. Colorful!

To say I just 'like' it is an understatement.  It amazing!!  And to think I've been working on and off with this project for nearly eight months... it's really a labor of love.  And so relaxing to sit and stitch!

The kit came with enough of the white material to make a full pillow... but that wouldn't be the rebel way.  I dug through my stash and found this bigger than life zig-zag print that I was saving for just the right thing. 

So happy with how it pops with some of the same colors!!

And here are some of my favorites.  Although, I have to admit that my favorites change by the day.

And I think this project is a perfect candidate for Stitched in Color's Celebrate Color celebration!!

Fall makes me cherish all the amazing colors that dominate the scenery before at last everything rests for the winter here in NY.  The flowers are taking their last bow.  The mums are plentiful.  And the trees join in to bring down the house with one final number!

What flowers most remind you of the fall season?

I'm linking up with these fun parties!!  See you there!

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY >

My Big Huge Weekend Recap

I have found myself lately with a lot of three day weekends.  And it's been wonderful!!  This weekend was no exception.  I also have to admit that I find myself ignoring the computer as much as possible over these long weekends (looking forward to catching up with you and your blogs!).

So, what do I do with all this free time?  I have no clue.  It always seems to go by too quickly, but thank goodness for digital cameras to catch glimpses of the excitement. 

I feel like this is my book report on what I did this weekend...

I finished the last of the flowers on my crewel project and worked on the borders.  I can't wait to show you more of this tomorrow... because yes! I finished this and even made it in to a pillow!!!

I am finally working on rehabbing an old sewing table I was given.  I'll give you more of the back story another day, but here I cleaned it, primed it, and yes... I have even painted it a bright inspiring color!!  More to come in this saga!

 I changed out the old dingy and puppy chewed laces on my kicks.  Loving the bright party blue!!

I went to the Sheep and Wool Festival.  Bonus, was getting to share it with my mom and sister (in love).  It was awesome!!

I got to see a baby kangaroo

I loved this picture of a llama decked out with feathers.

I got up close and personal with sheep, goats, llamas, and even alpacas!!  You haven't lived until you have pet an alpaca!!!

I was inspired by a sea of deep amazing colors in every direction!  It was a place to really touch your way through... I've never felt so much soft yarn in one place.

I came home with a few goodies for myself.  A few green and brown wools to work into my fiber art piece. 

And I picked up some baby alpaca wool and am working it into a nice long and soft scarf for myself.  I am loosely following this project, but am thinking more scarf than shrug.

And there you have it.  Things I didn't grab shots of.... Cold Stone ice cream in cake batter flavor, an amazing steak cooked up by my very own Mr. Happy, puppy wrangling -- Sammy gets her stitches out this week, bathroom remodeling, and goodness knows I'm forgetting probably a ton of other things.

I guess this could also be called my Big Huge Teaser Post... since I have so much more to show you on most of these projects.  

Hope you are off to a great start this week!!