Crafts

I used multi hues in the flowers of the heart and the hearts themselves to givent them more depth and color variation. You can't see it in the photo because the colors are pretty close in the color family.

Here are some of my favorite designs.

I started the embroidery after about 20 years of not doing it. Why? It calms me when our Math lesson isn't as smooth as usual and at the end of the evening when I feel that I haven't gotten anything done and I wonder why I do what I do. These little tea towels help me to see completion in a small way in a small part of my life and it feels SO GOOD. So what may look like a few hearts are really a little piece of sanity with a needle and thread.

Here are some heart verses to get us thinking about the human heart on Valentines Day.

1 Chronicles 29:18
LORD, the God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Israel, keep these desires and thoughts in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you.

Psalm 84:5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

Romans 10:10
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

You can see the flower color variations alittle bit more in this close up.

This is my first hand made tea towel with a more modern design and border. The design is mine and if you would like to use it please ask first. If it's not for commercial I'll ok it but please ask first and post a link back to my site. 

I made the this country cottage tea towel with navy blue gingham edges for a craft exchange I joined this summer.

Link: http://mytransfers.blogspot.com/

Veggy Polka

Link: http://tipnut.com/flour-sack-tea-towel-tips/

The Flour Sack

by Colleen B. Hubert

In that long ago time when things were saved,
When roads were graveled and barrels were staved,
When worn-out clothing was used as rags,
And there were no plastic wrap or bags,
And the well and the pump were way out back,
A versatile item, was the flour sack.

Pillsbury's Best, Mother's and Gold Medal, too
Stamped their names proudly in purple and blue.
The strings sewn on top were pulled and kept;
The flour emptied and spills were swept.
The bag was folded and stored in a sack
That durable, practical flour sack.

The sack could be filled with feathers and down,
For a pillow, or would make a nice sleeping gown.
It could carry a book and be a school bag,
Or become a mail sack slung over a nag.
It made a very convenient pack,
That adaptable, cotton flour sack.

Bleached and sewn, it was dutifully worn
As bibs, diapers, or kerchief adorned.
It was made into skirts, blouses and slips.
And mom braided rugs from one hundred strips
She made ruffled curtains for the house or shack,
From that humble but treasured flour sack.

As a strainer for milk or apple juice,
To wave men in, it was a very good use,
As a sling for a sprained wrist or a break,
To help mother roll up a jelly cake,
As a window shade or to stuff a crack,
We used a sturdy, common flour sack.

As dish towels, embroidered or not,
They covered up dough, helped pass pans so hot,
Tied up dishes for neighbors in need,
And for men out in the field to carry seed,
They dried our dishes from pan, not rack
That absorbent handy flour sack.

We polished and cleaned stove and table,
Scoured and scrubbed from cellar to gable,
We dusted the bureau and oak bed post,
Made costumes for October (a scary ghost)
And a parachute for a cat named Jack.
From that lowly, useful old flour sack.

So now my friends, when they ask you
As curious youngsters often do,
"Before plastic wrap, Elmer's Glue
And paper towels, What did you do?"
Tell them loudly and with pride don't lack,
"Grandmother had that wonderful flour sack."

Link: http://makeitdo.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/make-it-do-valentine-hair-clips/

A really cute little hair pin to make for you or little girls for their valentine outfits!!