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“You’re pretty awesome” Piece of an old sweater formed the base for this.

See it in my shop

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Really love using upcycled materials to stitch cards - doilies, beads, ribbons, pieces of an old quilt.

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Today I was playing around with flower shapes

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In the spirit of the holiday season I’ve been making mandala cards

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Playing around some more with stitching on vintage postcards.

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Stitching on vintage postcards.

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Found some interesting shells on the beach and thought I’d play around with the blanket stitch.

See my fabric collage cards in my Etsy shop - StitchingByPatti - https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchingByPatti

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My great-great grandparents wedding picture. Married in 1867. Having a little fun experimenting with stitching on photos.

See my fabric collage cards in my Etsy shop - StitchingByPatti - https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchingByPatti

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Playing around with raw edge appliquéd flowers and turned them into fabric collages

See my fabric collage cards in my Etsy shop - StitchingByPatti - https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchingByPatti

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A few more cards.

See my fabric collage cards in my Etsy shop - StitchingByPatti - https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchingByPatti

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Base is an old scarf.

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Not sure what I’ll do with this yet

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More cards from the old quilt

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Fabric, doily and paper were dyed with black walnut shells. Fun experiment!

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Doily and quilt pieces