Fabric Collages: Family and Home

Hello everyone. I hope that you are having a great day! The sun is actually shining here in NC, so what could be wrong with that?

I have created two more fabric collage pieces.

"Family is God's Gift to You"

The inspiration for this piece came from this lovely old

photo that I have had for awhile. 

It depicts a group of people lakeside,

and makes me want to believe that it was taken

during a large family reunion.

It seems like those are rare anymore in today's world.

For this one I again used silky fabrics,

and since I imagined this was a nice summer day,

I used shades of teal and turquoise,

with a touch of

burgundy and deep pink...

I couldn't resist the flower trim

and this quote...

...along with this vintage lace that makes me think of leaves...

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"Home is Where One Starts From"

The center point of  this one is a 

beautiful piece of an old cutter ruffled log cabin quilt,

done in silks and velvets.

I built the collage around it by

adding a photo...

...of a group of people sitting on the steps 

of a front porch.

I thought that the photo complimented

the pattern of the quilt.

I also added fabrics that matched the 

piece of quilt,

along with some floral trim   

edged in gold...

I finished it off by adding these beautiful

vintage carved mother of pearl buttons, 

which I thought added to the summer 

day's theme...

And, of course, how could I not use this perfect quote!...

Both collages were completely hand stitched,

and sewn onto 18-count linen.

I have just listed these in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for coming by today!