I'm so happy to finally be sharing these, even though there are far fewer than I had originally envisioned. This has been a project that I've been thinking about for ages, but it seemed to take a while to materialize for one reason or another. I suppose the biggest being the amount of time that each one took - far more than I anticipated.
In the depths of our February funk I began dreaming these up - thinking of what I'd like to make for spring, thinking of our most treasured picnics by the shore, of embroidered napkins and the 'perfect' picnic tablecloth. These are the results of all that daydreaming.
The daydream materialized into a generously sized, patchwork quilted, double sided, and embroidered picnic cloth. With coordinating, embroidered napkins, and even a little pocket on the back corners for rocks, you know, to keep the cloth (and your food) from blowing in the wind. Or for storing your napkins. Or treasures from the beach.
I used linen or twill for the front of each of these, vintage and new pieces for the patchwork, and they're backed with vintage sheets that remind me of summertime in a big way. Ah, Summertime.
I'm quite pleased with how they came out, and I'm even more pleased that it's finally springtime and there is no more simply dreaming about picnics, just attending of picnics to be done. Bliss.
There is of course, one for us, and these two that are in the shop now. sold, thank you!! I'll have more in a few weeks!
I'm sure you all know, but there are many very exciting shop updates and openings happening today by some very talented artists and crafters. You much check out Port2Port, Sally's new shop, Shanna's new blog and shop, and some new treats over at Underdog Ink, among others, I'm sure that I don't even know aobut. It's all very exciting.
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