By chance, I found this vintage four-drawer silverware cabinet (in like-new condition) in an antiques warehouse not far from where I live. I thought that it could be re-purposed as a sewing thread cabinet so I bought it. I really love it! I didn't realize how many spools of thread I had until I started to organize them into one place. Not only can I see how many and what colors I have, I can see what colors I still need to add to my thread collection. So far, I have almost filled three of the four drawers.
(My little treadle sewing machine music box is sitting on top of a small art quilt made by the late Karen Loprete.)
I made this small (12"x12") art quilt for the 2016 SAQA Benefit Auction . It's called, "Full Moon Over Stonehenge." I used a navy-blue speckled fabric for the night sky background. I bought some Stonehenge fabrics by Northcott that I used for the vertical sarsen stones and the horizontal lintel stone. The moon is a piece of very thin, silver lamé fabric, which I bonded to the background with Mistyfuse. Within the radiating quilting lines, I added some Swarovski crystals for stars. (It sold for $150.)
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