Monday, November 3, 2008

Handmade

Inspired by the heart Anna drew for me, I created this set of stationary. The hearts are snipped from scraps left over from the baby quilt my mom is sewing for us.

Beneath the notecards and envelopes is a blanket that my great grandmother crocheted. It boggles my mind to think of the hours that Bambil must have spent creating each square and then sewing them together. The blanket is large enough to cover a full size bed! I recently had numerous holes repaired in it, and I imagine she'd be pleased that her handiwork has been restored to its original loveliness.

3 comments:

arinn said...

yippee! glad you have it back- and the cards are lovely!

Anonymous said...

You should be sending one of those cards to Anna, you know. And how did you get that blanket and I didn't even know it existed? Weird.

Michelle said...

the cards are great! the blanket is divine as well. i love homeade gifts :-)