A bit of Lace and A dash of Velvet

Now get ready for a lace and doiley 

extravaganza!!!

(Not too much of an overload I hope!).

Well I have just been going through some of my

quilts

and I found this one 

in the stack which I made nearly

3 years ago now

and

thought I might share it with you

as I know

there are a lot of you who just

adore lace and doilies

just as much as 

I do!

So here are some of the doilies which I have

layered and collaged.

As you can see these doilies have been machine

sewn onto a beautiful shade of

champagne coloured crushed velvet

surrounded with two rows of

soft matching floral

cottons.

and each corner has been patchworked

with an embroidered taffeta

and then layered with more

doilies.

Finally after layering and quilting many of the laces

and doilies (many of which have been crocheted)

 together

I then hand sewed a very large number of 

vintage pearl mop buttons through all

layers to stabilize

the quilt.

I honestly couldn't tell you how much

(if any)

of this lace is actually handmade

but

I can really appreciate these gorgeous pieces

for their sheer beauty!!!

I need now to go and visit my friend Liz

www.lululizinlalaland.blogspot.com

as Liz has been collecting the most beautiful

vintage

linen and laces from France and England

for the last 30 years

and 

she just may know the answers

to which may be handmade

and which are most likely machine made!

Hope you are all enjoying your weekend

staying well and happy!

Love Suzy xxx