Praying for Texas & Gulf Coast

So many treasured hearts in Texas & Gulf Coast area...

Praying that you are safe and that the rains subside quickly~

Flow Blue Garden Quilt

I received this beautiful quilt as a gift yesterday~

Opened the box and almost fell over!

Sue Knapp (formerly O'Susannah's Quilt Shop) 

O'Susannah's Upstairs Inn

Sent this to me!

Just have to share with you~

It is the first quilt that I own, made from fabrics that I designed!

Flow Blue Garden by Red Rooster Fabrics

Wrapped in love...

Dried up my joyful tears & saw the beautiful variegated

stitches in the shape of birds, butterflies, ladybugs... 

I love every sweet detail~

I love quilts but do not machine sew~

I love to design fabrics & it is such an amazing feeling to

see all types of treasures made with those fabrics!

This one will always be treasured~

Black sheep Valentine punch needle~

"Black Sheep in the Posies"

Copyright 2017 Michelle L. Palmer

My first pattern for 2017!
A Valentine~

We have been enjoying some of the most beautiful sunrises~

Peach, salmon... hot pink... fire-tones!

Makes the studio glow so pretty.
I can't work in my studio during winter months~
Too cold.
No matter the temperature I love to spend a bit of time
out there in the mornings.
Putting together projects... sorting... organizing...

This wooly friend is sharing a bouquet of sunrise with you!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend, Friends!

Punch Needle Blue Christmas Santa

'Blue Christmas Santa' Copyright 2016 Michelle L. Palmer

My heart has experienced many blue Christmas seasons~
You still have hope, joy, love...
You still share gifts and good will...

There is a longing.

Someone is missing and nothing can fill that empty spot. 

When a cardinal visits~

all dressed in red, 

there is love.

A tender moment when someone we loves comes to mind. 

How I LOVE to design, paint, collect, punch, felt etc. etc. flow blue!

No matter how blue I may feel~ it warms my heart!

l hope your Holiday Season is brimming with joy~

Filled with peace~

Touched with love~

Prayers and love to all who have heavy hearts~

You're being thought of and loved.

Punch needle Bees in the Clover

"Bees in the Clover" copyright 2016 Michelle L. Palmer

'Heart of Gold'

February is for hearts and my heart is longing for the garden!

We are just weeks away from the humming of busy bees~

Lawns with clover patches...

Mmmmm... I can smell the sweet blossoms now!

Hope your week is off to a great start, Sweet Friends!

Whale punch needle pattern

"Down by the Sea" copyright Michelle L. Palmer

~The heart of the sea~

February is for hearts!

~Pattern available in my Etsy shop~

Hope your weekend is filled with creative, Sweet Friends!

Valentine Hearts~

Heart to heart to heart...

Pillows, pincushions or hugs to sit on teddy bears laps!

Each with a Valentine message and a sweet little friend~

A big larger this year as my friend Jan zipped them up by machine!

I did enjoy hand-stitching them in the past...

It is much nicer to have a larger size & more to share!

Hope your New Year is off to a great start~

Filled with love and laughter!

Blue and Yellow...

Found this beautiful fold of vintage yellow fabric~

Not a stain to be seen...

I put it in a light soak for a few hours.

  

I would agitate it now & again...

When wet it is the color of a lemon!

It has a linen-like feel...

Couldn't wait to get it off the line & pressed~

I had to try blue ink...

Yellow & blue always look sweet together~

Reminds me of a two tone toile fabric!

Red looks sweet, too!

Hope you're having a sweet and sunny Sunday!

Valentine hearts...

 My studio is cool in the winter~

After dinner I bring projects to the living room and

cozy up beneath fuzzy blankets!

Here a stitch... there a stitch...

Muslin Valentine hearts with my pen & ink illustrations~

January has been passing quickly~

We will soon hear the hum of bees in the flowers!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Wishing your heart every joy~