my half of the brain

for a swap at swap-bot for which I learned how to make mosaics using fd’s flickr toys

these modern quilts inspire me!

1. babyquiltpink2, 2. What a Bunch of Squares Baby Quilt, 3. swish selvedge doll quilt, 4. Love Beads Quilt, 5. Love Beads Quilt, 6. bbl quilt 1, 7. Baby Plain Spoken, 8. martha quilt 1, 9. cecilia’s quilt, 10. amy butler quilt, 11. Hour Glass Quilt In Progress, 12. Modern Floral Quilt stitching, 13. Midwest Modern quilt block, 14. Modern Squares Doll Quilt, 15. textures 1 (aka, yo-yos!), 16. belle quilt - quilt top

I picked floss because I’m not yet beyond the beginning stages of learning embroidery, and the floss alone is inspiration!

1. Yummy floss!, 2. I like these colors, 3. embroidery floss. not so organized., 4. Embroidery Flosssssss, 5. Hilos de Colores I, 6. Bright floss, 7. Remember to floss, 8. New Embroidery Floss, Old Wooden Spools, 9. Floss bobbins, 10. Colorful nostalgia, 11. 18 Jewel Tones, 12. temptation, 13. Taming the Floss, 14. floss, 15. pinkthread, 16. the finished collection

Holy Moly! And Lila says

this is my first substantial bit of embroidery, and the first time i tried many of those stitches.

What an accomplishment! I’m insanely jealous of her creativity!

Miss Lila Mae: #13 pink.yellow.red

Some things just make a girl smile. This picture over at wee wonderfuls definitely does it for me: