St Pats Day Treasure

St. Patrick's Day treasure

I created a St. Patrick's Day Welcome vignette in my dining room with some rummage sale finds.  I buy little quirky items with the idea of putting them out at the appropriate season, and this is the first year I actually made a St. Patrick's display.  I made the vignette this year just so I could make a blog post for the 'parties'.  

St. Patrick's Display

Four children (and the husband) came home from school and four children (and the spouse) didn't notice or comment on new arrangement in the dining room... (where we eat!)  Sigh...  At least now I feel I can justify those rummage sale stops!   ;) 

The welcome sign ($1 or $2) and the little bell ($.50) I got at rummage sales in 2010.  The other plates I have gotten over the years.  Both of the Majolica-like plates (the dark green plates with a 3D relief pattern) have a chips.  I think the cool clear glass tray is stunning, but it has an unfortunate center etching of fruit that really doesn't go with the geometric edge, so it was $3 or under.  I think one designer made the platter, and another "added" to the center design.  I just blocked the center with the ivy plate. 

The cup and saucer on the lower right shelf are Bellek porcelain that we got from my husband's Grandmother.  The beauty of the bellek china kind of gets overlooked in this display, but I really cherish the china and I am glad I am using it. 

Click on the images to see them enlarged. 

If you enjoyed this post you might also like:

Valentine Vignette

Blue-White Hutch

Butterfly Bling

I am linking up to these Parties and Memes.

St Pat's Parties and Memes

I am linking up to these Parties and memes:

Trendy Treehouse for Creative Share Wed (Entry 58 of 250.)
My Backyard Eden for Make It Yours 58 (Entry 76 of 247.)
A Beach Cottage for Good Life Wed (Entry 41 of 127.)
Someday Crafts for What Ever Goes Wed 57 (Entry 278 of 556.)
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wed 57 (Entry 227 of 258.)
Elements Interior for Whassup Wed (Entry 55 of 310.)
Shabby Chic for Transformation Thur (I was entry 53 of 486.) 

Diane for 2nd Time Around, (I was entry 5 of 9)
Brambleberry Cottage for Time Travel Thur 36 (Entry 12 of 71.)

Common Gnd for Vintage Inspiration Fri 29 (Entry 20 of 91.)

Romantic Home for Show and Tell (I was entry 11 of 341.)

French Country for Feather Nest Fri (I was entry 40 of 179.)

Hills are Living for Favorite Things Fri (I was entry 4 of 74.)

At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Fri (I was entry 28 of 153.)

Hodgepodge for Hodgepodge Friday (I was entry 38 of 213.)
Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home (I was entry 16 of 51.)

Very Merry Vintage for Love Link Party (I was entry 21 of 21.)

I Love Pretty Things for Friday Pretties (I was entry 17 on right)
Knick Knack for Everything But the Sink (I was entry 54 of 123.)
Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded (I was entry 10 of 95.)

Chic Shoestring for Flaunt it Friday 49 (I was entry 70 of 309.)

Cottage Charm for Trinkets and Treasures (I was entry 11)
Lovely Home for Lovely Crafty Weekend (I was entry 10 of 75.)
Tatertots and Jello for Weekend Wrap Up (I was entry 276 of 700.)  

Laurie for Favorite Things Sat (I was entry 15 of 45.)

Funky Junk for Saturday Night Special 72 (I was entry 53 of 231.)

Boogie Board Cottage for Masterpiece Mon 11 (Entry )

DIY Showoff for DIY Project Parade (I was entry )

Naps on the Porch for Metamorphis Mon 112 (Entry )

Today's Creative for Get Your Craft On Tues (Entry)

Uncommon Slice for Tuesdays Treasures (Entry)

Batik Quilt Top

Batik Quilt Top

Today I wanted to share a quilt top that I (finally!) finished sewing together.  The 48 quilt blocks in the top are made with over 40 different batik fabrics I have collected over decades (Millenium?  ;)

The quilt's dimensions are 36 by 48 inches (92cm by 122 cm). 

Closeup of batik fabrics

The quilt top has many different batik fabrics, which I think are some of the most beautiful fabrics.  Batik fabrics are traditionally hand dyed in multiple steps with wax being used to 'resist' or block dye from reaching areas of the fabric.  It is a manual process that results in each piece of fabric being unique since the wax and dyes adhere, pool and dry in different ways.  Printed fabric frequently has ink that rests on the surface and dries quickly, where the batik fabric are dyed - the fabric becomes soaked with dye and has color on both sides.  

Closeup of multiple batik fabrics

It feels like it was a big step for me to finally get the top done.  I had completed the quilt blocks well over a two years ago, and had rearranged the blocks many times, and it was turning into another UFO - Unfinished object.  Now it is at least a completed quilt top!  It may take years for it to become a completed wall quilt, (sigh... Who knows what the future will be like when that happens.)

Click on the images to see them enlarged.

I blog for fun and my blog is ad free.  Comments encourage me, and I sometimes need encouragement. Please leave a comment if you have time!  Anonymous comments and  comments months/years later are welcome!

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you enjoyed this post you might also enjoy:

Batik Stars

Heart Quilt

Circle Quilt

Flower Mirror

Glass Flowers 2

Rock Window

Heart Window

Spring Hutch

Valent Hutch 3

Mosaic Hearts

Button Heart

Spring Mini-Album

Mixed Media 1

Needlework

Vintage Lace

Xmas Stockings

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am linking up to these memes:

Someday Crafts for What Ever Goes Wed 56 (Entry 33 of 526).
Trendy Treehouse for Creative Share Wed (Entry 38 of 258)
Sew Much Ado for We Did It Wed (Entry 117 of 377)
My Backyard Eden for Make It Yours No. 57 (Entry 36 of 227.)
A Beach Cottage for Good Life Wed (Entry 103 of 112.)
Elements Interior for Whassup Wed (Entry 225 of 293)
Shabby Chic for Transformation Thur (I was entry 104 of 499) 

Diane for 2nd Time Around (I was entry 11 of 13)
Bloggeritaville for Thrifty Thursday 105 (Entry 7 of 146.)
Colorado Lady for Vintage Thingies Thur (Entry 24 of 61)  
Brambleberry Cottage for Time Travel Thur 35 (Entry 12 of 65.)
Common Gnd for Vintage Inspiration Fri 28 (Entry 10 of 135.)

Romantic Home for Show and Tell (I was entry 21 of 363.)
French Country for Feather Nest Fri (I was entry 3 of 156.)
Hills are Living for Favorite Things Friday (I was entry 3 of 102.)
At the Picket Fence for Inspiration Fri 6 (I was entry 35 of 129.)
Hodgepodge for Hodgepodge Friday (I was entry 206 of 226.)
Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home 5 (I was entry 11 of 62.)
Stuff and Nonsense for Friday's Unfolded 9 (I was entry 14 of 77.)
Cottage Charm for Trinkets and Treasures (I was entry 3 of 6.)
Laurie for Favorite Things Sat (I was entry 22 of 45.)

Lovely Home for Lovely Crafty Weekend 11 (I was entry 44 of 70).
Tatertots and Jello for Weekend Wrap Up (I was entry 355 of 750).  
Boogie Board Cottage for Masterpiece Mon 11 (Entry 32 of 87.)
DIY Showoff for DIY Project Parade (I was entry 147 of 344)
Naps on the Porch for Metamorphis Mon 112 (Entry 126 of 360.)
Chic Shoestring for Flaunt it Friday (I was entry 285 of 312.) 

Funky Junk for Saturday Night Special 72 (I was entry 81 of 247)

Today's Creative for Get Your Craft On Tues (Entry 110 of 480+)

Uncommon Slice for Tuesdays Treasures (Entry 82 of 104.)