Monday, April 27, 2015

Fabric Collages: Family and Home

Hello everyone. I hope that you are having a great day! The sun is actually shining here in NC, so what could be wrong with that?

I have created two more fabric collage pieces.

"Family is God's Gift to You"

The inspiration for this piece came from this lovely old
photo that I have had for awhile. 
It depicts a group of people lakeside,
and makes me want to believe that it was taken
during a large family reunion.
It seems like those are rare anymore in today's world.
For this one I again used silky fabrics,
and since I imagined this was a nice summer day,
I used shades of teal and turquoise,
with a touch of
burgundy and deep pink...



I couldn't resist the flower trim
and this quote...


...along with this vintage lace that makes me think of leaves...




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"Home is Where One Starts From"

The center point of  this one is a 
beautiful piece of an old cutter ruffled log cabin quilt,
done in silks and velvets.
I built the collage around it by
adding a photo...


...of a group of people sitting on the steps 
of a front porch.
I thought that the photo complimented
the pattern of the quilt.
I also added fabrics that matched the 
piece of quilt,
along with some floral trim   
edged in gold...


I finished it off by adding these beautiful
vintage carved mother of pearl buttons, 
which I thought added to the summer 
day's theme...


And, of course, how could I not use this perfect quote!...


Both collages were completely hand stitched,
and sewn onto 18-count linen.

I have just listed these in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for coming by today!


2 comments:

  1. I wish you great success with your Etsy store, Sue. Your collages are lovely. I have a thing for unusual group pictures like the one on the lakeside. What a great find!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Hugs,
    Julia

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    1. Thanks so much Julia! You have a wonderful week yourself. Happy spring to you. I hope that it has come your way! Hugs back!

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