All year long, I carry a small calendar with me, to keep me on track with my funky schedule. This year, I couldn't find one that I liked. Either the pictures weren't to my taste or the squares for keeping track of things were too small. Then I found these inexpensive little pocket calendars at Wal-Mart. The price was right, but the cover rather bland and uninspiring. After seeing the wallets here, I was inspired to make a crazy quilted cover for it.
A few of my favorite fabrics in pink and green were picked out and simply pieced to allow room for some lovely seams. The embroidery is all pearl cotton, no beads or sequins added as this will reside in my bag and get hard use throughout the coming year.
The back of the calendar.
The front of the calendar. I love the seam with the flower wheels!
Now, I just need to finish it with some green binding and pockets to hold the calendar in place!
9 comments:
GREAT little CQ piece - love the colors. My whole guest room is pinks and greens and creams and I just love it. Your stitching is very nice.
Oh Wow Lisa, I'm doing the same thing for myself and Christmas gifts for my sisters! I don't know that mine will be as pretty as yours, but hey! Great minds think alike!
Your stitching is exquisite. Just love following your blog. xxx
It is absolutely beautiful! I recognize some of those fabrics..Paris Flea Market (Moda)...I sold a ton of that stuff in my quilt shoppe that year.
I love your stitching. The color is also very lovely!
Very pretty colors and stitching! Love it!
Very pretty colors and stitching!
Great idea and beautiful stitching!
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