{{{and you thought I had forgotten....}}}
Happy Friday Friends & Folk ~
and a chilly/windy/snow-flurry-ish-but-sunny kind of day it is!
... trying to hang laundry on a clothesline
between sunrays & snowflakes is crazy...
~ kind of like trying to nail Jell-O to a tree.
welcome to another edition of
Inspiration Friday!
I am smitten ith the old tin quilt templates lately...
~ and of course, Pinterest is chock full of them!
I have a few in my possession, but not many...
Miss JOAN, on the other hand....
well...you'll have to wait to see her collection of sewing related stuff :)
onward we go...
these designs that were intended for quilting templates
can be used as inspiration for any type of needlework,
but I think lend themselves especially well to wool applique,
rug hooking & punch needle ~ don't you agree?
such folk art goodness!
stars, pinwheels and baskets...
scissors, leaves & dogs too!
clover and 'simple folk'....
feathered-friends & fanciful felines...
hearts & more stars, fish & rabbits!
ducks & a corgi? {Nancy???}
just perfectly wonky and imperfect for me....
so naive yet timeless...
leaves, flowers & stems ~
what perfect borders and motifs!
even wonderful swags & garlands can all be used to design
a new 'old' looking piece of needlework from these ~
or one large motif done is 'silhouette' fashion.
oh the possibilities are endless.
my mind is full of ideas!
would love to know if any of you have antique/early tin quilting templates in your collections?
I know I will be on the lookout for more to add to mine!
Have a happy & creative day my sweet friends!
Blessings from the Farm
~
Lori
