Inspired by Maggie Bonanomi

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Yesterday, I spent the whole afternoon stitching Thistlewood. It's really a pleasure to stitch. And in the evening, I wanted to do something else and tried to find a quick and fun project to make.

Maggie Bonanomi has been my inspiration once again. I found in her book With These Hands the project that would be perfect for what I had in mind. It just needed to be adapted a bit to size so it could fit in.

I picked up a Japanese fabric for the background and took all the wools I had and then the fun part started.

This is what I came up with a few hours later.



It is going to be perfect for this very practical but not very nice craft case.



Once appliqué, the blue will not show anymore and I will have a country sewing case. So fun!

Do you like it ?

And the very good news is that Maggie will be in Nantes at the quilt show Pour l'Amour Du Fil organized by Quiltmania.

And Reiko Kato will be there too!!! Well, I think that Quiltmania is my personal Santa Claus as they make my dreams come true.

Today is going to be another stitching day with Thistlewood and Best Friends.

Happy Halloween everyone... Where I live in France it is not celebrated but my daughter has invited 3 friends to have fun with her... the costumes are ready... Let's hope the neighbors are ready too!!

Until later,

Comments

  1. DorothyOctober 31, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    I love Maggie's wool stitcheries. You have made two lovely covers for your case. They will make a large improvement. Remember to take lots of photos at Nantes so I can see it all. When Quiltmania were here earlier in the year I got to see 2 of Yoko Saito's quilts and that was magic. Have a great time.

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  2. Rêve de filOctober 31, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    J'aime beaucoup le modèle que tu as choisi et j'ai hâte d'en voir le montage final.

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  3. IsabelleOctober 31, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Hello David, j'aime beaucoup ces deux parties pour recouvrir ta petite valise : j'ai bien sûr hâte de la voir totalement fini :-)
    Amicalement,
    Isabelle

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  4. SilvieOctober 31, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Les voisins ne sont pas toujours prêts hélas à accueillir les enfants...et il me semble qu'Halloween n'arrivera pas à s'installer durablement en France, dommage!...bravo pour ta jolie housse d'ordi, ce sera beaucoup plus sympa ainsi!
    Merci pour ton gentil com chez moi et Happy Halloween to you!

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  5. BertieOctober 31, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    The appliqué is lovely David, you have been busy! I did some patchwork too yesterday, but must get Thistlewood out as well, if you show me yours, I might get pushed into it! LOL.
    Have a great week:)

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  6. losriOctober 31, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    Oh oui que j'aime ton nouveau projet.... ça va être beau beau beau ! Oui vivement les rencontres du mois d'avril !

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  7. laurencetdNovember 1, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    j'espère que tes filles ont passé un bel halloween. Dommage que cette fête se fasse si peu en France...
    Ta petite "butternut house" est très jolie :-)

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  8. ElinorNovember 1, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Oh oui ! Je vais aimer ta nouvelle "country sewing case" ! En vérité, je l'aime déjà !
    Quiltmania, ton Pére Noël personnel ? Hé, tu veux bien que l'on partage ? ;-)

    Trop tard pour te souhaiter "Happy Halloween !"... Mon fils (11 ans) et ses copains ont tenté leur chance hier... mais les voisins n'étaient pas prêts, hélas. Même pas le chocolatier qui leur a expliqué qu'ils laissait les chocolats à la boutique... Pourtant, ils comptaient vraiment sur lui ! ;-)
    Merci David ! Toujours un plaisir de passer ici !
    Amitiés,
    Sylvie

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  9. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    J'ai hâte de voir ta trousse finie, je trouve ton idée super sympa! J'aime beaucoup le modèle que tu as choisi.
    Une très bonne fin de soirée,
    Amicalement,
    Isabelle C.

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  10. GiovannaNovember 1, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    That's going to be a lovely bag! I hope your daughter had a good time for Halloween.

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  11. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Lovely work David. I hope you have a wonderful creative time in Nantes.

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  12. SophieNovember 3, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    Bonjour David,
    Sophie de Nantes (on s'est rencontré à Londres pour une classe de CA Wells il y a deux ans). Merci d'avoir proposé ton aide pour le montage. Je dois te dire que c'est "à cause de toi" (joke!)que je participe à cette classe, ayant découvert le projet sur ton blog.
    Bravo pour la petite trousse et son futur habillage, c'est une belle idée.
    A+

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  13. MichelleNovember 7, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Oh I love it! Those pieces will really make a difference on your case. Can't wait to see it all finished!

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  14. Quilt it and Dotty www.quilt-it.nlNovember 8, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    That's a clever idea! I love your blog!!!

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