I know there was a blog a while back that featured people's collections and that inspired me to share pictures of my prized collections. One of my favorites is the "Ugly Green Pottery" collection. Of course, I don't think it's ugly, I think it's beautiful. But let's just say some of my family members are not as enamored. I have picked these up over the years at thrift stores, antique stores, and a few are new. Most of my collection is Royal Copley. Can't wait to go to the big antique show at the Expo Center this Saturday. Maybe I'll find another treasure!
Here's a general overview of the first part of the collection. It's mostly Royal Copley with a little McCoy and USA Pottery. And, also a new piece from Jonathan Adler.
Here's a close-up of one of the shelves.
Here's a preview of Part 2 of the ugly green pottery collection. More pictures coming soon.
I'll also post some pictures of my other collections in the next few weeks.
Trying some machine quilting on my own after a class with Elizabeth Hartman a while back. Here I pieced together some of the many 1 1/2" squares I've cut from scraps and used some spearmint green Kona cotton between the patchwork strips.
I made four of these rectangles. They are an odd size. Then quilted them using my favorite design so far -- what I call the "mod square". Not sure what I'm going to do with them. Maybe a pillow or a table runner? I've moved on to some other things, but will revisit these soon.
Here's a zippered pouch I made with linen and 2 1/2" squares of some of my favorite green fabrics. The original instructions called for a hand-sewn lining. I was not up for that so I modified the instructions using a lining that was part of the pouch construction, not a last addition. I think this makes it a nicer looking and more solidly constructed pouch.
