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
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
