A Mint Romance

A Day in the Life of a Quilted Wall Hanging

The picture below is the fabric I designed to place my Queen Anne's Lace design.




The cutting of borders begins




Yes this is my work table in all of its mid process glory!


Piecing borders and trying out colors



Trying out the pieced border design...it changed a few times...


Final product as a table topper....or


a wall hanging!



This is the first quilt I've worked on in a very long time. It was fun to make and I LOVED getting all of my fabric out and playing. I also loved cutting a few branches from my sage bush to create the hanging rod. I left the branches wider then the quilt so it would create a natural look to the hanging.

An Embroidery Challenge...want to play?

I just added this home decor piece to my Etsy shop once again.

The fabric panel is my own design and incorporates an antique journal page that I've had for several years. The page always spoke to me and I've wandered back to it often trying to think of a way to use it in my work. With the advance of technology and fabric printing I was able to cost effectively turn it into fabric. The writing on this piece is beautiful calligraphy. I love the doodle of a leaf and the date.

While I was working on it I thought it might be fun to have a challenge. Let me know if you would be interested in participating. I will put the panel in my shop, without embroidery so that you can embroider your Queen Anne's Lace in the stitches and colors you prefer. Then embellish, turn it into a pillow, quilt, wall hanging...whatever you wish. I'll open a flickr group and we can post pictures...I'll find some people to judge the challenge too!

Now in comments, or by convo through my Etsy shop let me know if you would like to participate. If I get enough interest we'll move forward!

Waterrose Blog Anniversary Giveaway Week Four!

Were you waiting for your Sundae?

Fourth week of my blog giveaway....come and get your scoop!

Week four begins today, Monday, March 1st, and the grand prize will be selected on Monday, March 8th!

This is the last week of the giveaway! Keep your fingers crossed...you may win my Hand Embroidered, Queen Anne's Lace cuff!

All entries will have a chance to win my Queen Anne’s Lace cuff. So here’s the ice cream sundae!

Scoop Four! (March 1 - 7th)

You win a free month of advertising!
& an entry to win the Queen Anne's Lace Cuff!

Entrants this week need to:
Comment and follow this blog
Must tweet this giveaway with hashtag #WCUFF4 (important or I won’t know you did it)
Write a Haiku about Queen Anne's Lace

Extra Credit: add my Anniversary Button to your blog or blog about my giveaway

Waterrose Blog Anniversary Giveaway Week Three!

That looks pretty yummy...don't cha think?






Third week of my blog giveaway....come and get your scoop!

Week three begins today, Monday, February 22nd, and the grand prize will be selected on Monday, March 8th!

This is the third week of the giveaway!

All entries will have a chance to win my Queen Anne’s Lace cuff. So here’s the ice cream sundae!

Scoop Three! (February 22 - 28th)

You win a free month of advertising!
& an entry to win the Queen Anne's Lace Cuff!

Entrants this week need to:
Comment and follow my blog
Must tweet this giveaway with hashtag #WCUFF3 (important or I won’t know you did it)
Subscribe to my newsletter

Extra Credit: add my Anniversary Button to your blog or blog about my giveaway

WINNERS of the SECOND Week!!!!!
I picked two winners from the Random Generator

Both receive a FREE month of advertising on my blog...and they are!!!

Strings of Me
LaPaperie

Waterrose Blog Anniversary Giveaway Week One!

Yay it's the first week of my blog giveaway....come and get your scoop!

The giveaway begins today, Monday, February 8th and the grand prize will be selected on Monday, March 8th!

Each week there will be a giveaway of advertising on my blog.

All entries will have a chance to win my Queen Anne’s Lace cuff. So here’s the first ice cream scoop!


Scoop One! (February 8 - 14th)

You win a free month of advertising!
& an entry to win the Queen Anne's Lace Cuff!


Entrants this week need to:

Leave a comment with a link from my shop of your favorite item.
Tweet this giveaway with hashtag #WCUFF1 (hashtag is important)
Follow my blog

Extra Credit: add my Anniversary Button to your blog

Waterrose Two-Year Blog Celebration & Giveaway!

I’m two years old!

The candles are lit…take a deep breath, make a wish and blow out all those candles!!

Wow you guys are wonderful…the candles are out and now you get your wish!

No pin the tail on the donkey…but a game that might be just as fun…

Each of you has a chance to win advertising on my blog and one of my hand embroidered cuffs!

Hope you had a chance to vote on which cuff you would like to win…

the votes have been counted and the favorite cuff is….

Come back tomorrow for the rules of the Waterrose Blogiversary game!