Ribbon Embroidery

I saw this idea in a magazine and had to try it. Of course I tried it with the regular ribbon I had on hand, not the special embroidery ribbon, so it was quite a feat to tug the ribbon through the fabric. I do love the results however. At some point I did buy some embroidery ribbon, but I never ended up using it, probably because these projects are decorative only and not at all useful.

Quilt #2

This was the first quilt I attempted on my own. It's not terribly advanced in terms of design or technique - like the wallpaper quilt, the edge is blanket-stitched.

Finished size: 22" square

My First Quilt

 

This was the very first quilt I made with my friend Sarah when she was a 13 and I was 14. Most of the fabric scraps are samples we ripped out of a book of discontinued wallpaper samples. A lot of time was spent washing the paper backings off. Isn't it attractive?

Finished size: 30-33" not quite square