I cannot count my day complete
'Til needle, thread and fabric meet.
~Author Unknown

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Sunday, September 8, 2024

Vivid colors and inspiration

 

came to me while we were on our adventures in Washington/Oregon and Hawaii. I decided before the plane landed in our home area that I was going to work an applique project. 
Now that our traveling had ended and I have settled back into a normal daily routine of a quiet life, I have returned to my creative space and picked up my lonely needle. I am catching up on some 
"gift embroidery" but I want to start to work on the images and colors I saw while on our trips.


I have turned to this book of wonderful applique patterns......or should I say.....the patterns are on the CD included.  This book is "Mi Amor, Legacy Applique by Margarete Heinisch.(2014)  You will need to  have a CD reader if you want to work patterns from this book.  I was at first frustrated about this because at the time I ordered this book, I did not have a CD reader and I did not realize the patterns were not tucked into the book as I am usually accustomed to.  However, CD readers are easy to find and easy to plug into your computer and the CD is well filled with lovely patterns.  
The book itself is well written with clear instructions and inspiring photographs of each project. I do not plan to applique the whole patterns in this book.......I just want to use some of the flower patterns for my project I am dreaming up. 
 Not many are visiting here at this blog any longer and I miss your visits and your comments. When I traced back through the years on this blog and visited your blogs.....so many have not posted in years and some blogs are no longer there.  I hope that somehow you return and tell me what your busy hands have been creating!  I would love to hear from you!