felt and floss

yesterday while lying back, my eyes closed i wondered... what would be a good project? the kind of project to do while it rained like crazy and could allow me to feel like i was doing something.  it all came to me in about 30 seconds. 

i haven't participated in whiplash for a while, i have a never ending love of all things embroidered and all things felt, i have been wanting to use circles of felt for something, and i am currently wanting to edge everything thing i can get my hands in in a picot stitch.

i present to you - 'embroidered alphabet on felt - a mini quilt'.
it measures 10 3/8" wide by 11 7/8" long and each embroidered circle is 1 3/8" in diameter.

this one went pretty quickly too, but it was a holiday weekend, with not too many plans... 

i first embroidered each letter on a circular piece of felt (i have a die cutter, i did not cut these by hand...) then doubled the thickness and stitched the two circles to it's neighbor with a couple of longer stitches that i then wrapped in a buttonhole stitch. once done i used the same method to attach the alphabet to a border i had finished with a blanket stitch.

it is always nice to get a project completed quickly and have it work like i expected, as you all know, they don't always happen that way.

Comments

[Debbie]

I can't believe that I am the first to see this. It is so great. I be I know who will be learning their ABCs with this quilt!

[jennifer w.]

What a wonderful idea!

[leslie]

W.O.W.

i cannot believe you just whipped that up (no pun intended) over the weekend!
you are the embroidery queen *bowing and scraping*

[Francesca]

How wonderful! I particularly like the way the circles are joined.

[Jodie]

Fantastic quilt - I love all of it - what a great job.

[Beth]

Beautiful! I'm so impressed!

[Keri]

I wish I could embroider like that!!! So pretty!!!

[julie]

how lovely!!!! love all of the details...

[string*THEORY]

this is amazing...so unique and creative! i love it...

p.s. die cutter? where on earth did you find that? so cool...

[Daphne]

And then the sun came out so you could take photos... perfect. It's lovely!

[louise]

wow! i love this. you continue to amaze me with your fantastic ideas!

do tell about the die cutter, is it one of those frisk ones for scrapbooking?

[Jessica]

Awesome! That is just fantastic.

[Melissa]

Wow, that is really unique and lovely

[tut-tut]

Totally satisfying; great design. I love that it is so floaty, without a backing. The alphabet stands out even more so like that.

[abbyjane]

This is really great. The attention to detail is so lovely. Totally original. The colors remind me of little valentine hearts and I want to eat them up.

[cruststation]

I love your projects, they are always so unique and beautiful! I am in awe of your perfect stitching as always.

[Frizz]

This is so darn clever. Love it.

[amisha]

absolutely beautiful. when i first saw the top photo i thought that the letters were stamped... in the closeup realized they were embroidered... wow. your work is amazing! so delicate and perfect. and i love the design.

[Kim Sherrod]

So very cool- and unique! I wanted to share the new Group I created at Flickr called: Doll Quilt CrAzY! and invite you to join! And Please post pictures of your lovely doll quilt. I am also starting another Doll Quilt Challenge Group- with Monthly Themes and Challenges to learn something new or try something different. This is a beauty! Kim

[Auntly H]

I love it!!!!

[Anne M.]

This is beautiful! And the light and reflections of the glass table in the photos are lovely!

[Jen]

That is darn clever of you--a quilt that's not a quilt. Such a fresh way of looking at the shapes and designs. All those pink circles look like candies to me. Mmm...

[Amanda]

So beautiful! What a great idea! (I need one of those die cutters...)

[Sonya]

So very simple and sweet - they actually look sweet, like sweet tarts.

[samantha]

wonderful - such a great take on the doll's quilt theme.