26.3.11

sweet friday pretties & a textile love...

afternoon all...
it is a gorgeous...totally gorgeous afternoon here in the english countryside...
we have just been blessed with spring weather...
the village has an extra swing in it's step this week...
the garden furniture we lugged back from france is back in the garden...
& i am back in ballet flats after months in boots!


i have finished my union jack flag made with great love from vintage & french fabric scraps...
& that lace {see here}...
i am a particularly *fussy..cut all the threads as you go* kinda sewer...
but for this i wanted threads...& raw edges...
i want the fabrics to continue to fray...
i want this flag to look like it's been very roughly sewn together...
i want it to look like i hauled the flag outa the attic for the day...


this will no doubt be hung at home in australia one day...
another reminder of our time aboad...
between now & then i will be hanging it for the girls birthdays next month...
& our Royal wedding garden bbq...
it will be a constant over the summer in our garden i'm sure...


there's nothing to creating this piece...
ours measures 40 x 34 inches...
the navy suede i had left over from covering some cushions for a friend...
the french linen was in my scrap bag...
i just roughly cut it all the same width & added pieces in as i needed to along the length of the flag...
as i said i'm hoping they all fray & the flag becomes a little more *vintaged* over the summer...
the gorgeous lace...absolutely the icing on the cake...was gifted to me by a generous gal in the village...



so if you have a scrap bag of bits...
& a little time to make a spring english-inspired bit of lovely flag-ing...
i totally recommend it...
i just couldn't come at the nylon pieces on ebay...
nor could i justify the price of a true collectors piece...
i actually didn't want a traditional red, white & blue centre piece...
i wanted something a little more muted, but something that was very obviously the union jack...
perfect!

i also sewed up a lovely little quick piece of doilie bunting...
i've seen this around & it is so effective & lovely without much effort...
the largest sized doilies i could find...folded in half & machine sewn along a ball of garden string...
so simple & so gorgeous...
i've made metres of the stuff...!




bring on the spring sunshine...
bring on the girls birthdays...
bring on our Royal wedding garden party...
we've got our flag...
happy weekend all....

xox
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today i'm linking up with 
jami's totally inspirational *air your laundry friday textile party* here
joyce's gorgeous *sweet friday pretties* here
&
wendy's endlessly creative end-of-week *frugal friday* *here*
pop over for some blog oogling during the weekend with a pot of tea or a glass of wine
all eye candy loveliness!


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23 comments:

  1. This is absolutely beautiful, i love it! The colours are just perfect together :)

    Bee happy x
    Have a delicious day!

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  2. this is sooo cute!! love it! :)

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  3. Well I love making anything with the Union Jack on, I have just finished some bunting for a shop that I supply with hearts, WC initials and doves on, it looks really pretty for the Royal Wedding day. Your flag looks great!

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  4. i am in LOVE with both of these! i love union jack(s) and bunting flags...i am american but really think i might be british ;)
    great job on both...so so pretty!!

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  5. Beautiful work! Both the Union Jack and the bunting are adorable. Loving the lace.
    Have a very happy weekend.
    Pam x

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  6. Aren't we lucky to have all this lovely weather :)

    Love the Union Jack, hope you're going to take lots of photos of your Royal Wedding garden BBQ to share with us x

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  7. Wow! I love the different textures that you used and the little bunting is adorable. I made one just like it:).

    ~Julia

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  8. I LOVE your flag, that lace is so beautiful! I am suffering from a bit of Union Jack love at the moment... so lots of my creations are getting styled with that pattern! I also LOVE that doily bunting, I am definitely making some for my next tea party! Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas! X

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  9. Beeeautiful! Love the lace as you might have guessed, nighty night!
    (hope you girls are a bit feeling better?)
    Maureen

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  10. Its just stunning melissa; i knew it would be !! and the lace really is the icing with the cherry on top!! I love it and i can tell that its totally going to look better as it ages. Love your pretty doilies too, i love when you create something that was really simple, but really effective! Have a fabulous weekend dear!!
    hugs from Laura xxx

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  11. Very pretty! I especially like the Union Jack. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!

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  12. OH I want one immediately - if not sooner - how clever are you??
    Have a lovely weekend Melissa.
    A xx
    PS: have a giveaway – if you like that kinda thing :)

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  13. I want to come to the wedding garden party! I'm assuming it will be on during shut eye time here in Sydney....big BOO. I might just have to stay up for that with a cup of tea and a Mr Kipling cake. x

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  14. G'day there Melissa, do you think it's safe to put our boots away till next winter...I'm not so sure...seems too good to be true this beautiful weather! Love your 'jack', the colours are a nice change on the traditional. Have a great (hopefully sunny) weekend. Robx

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  15. Oh that is truely beautiful

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  16. Oh, Sweetie, top marks to you. Just gorgeous. Now I just need to fly you over here to show me how to sew...J x

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  17. Love the union jack. I much prefer the look when it's not so "traditional", and the lace is just soooo pretty.
    x

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  18. You've made a beautiful heirloom piece with wonderful antique lace - it's such a lovely memento for a Royal Wedding and I just love Union Jacks. www.empressionista.com

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  19. I love your flag and your bunting...fair warning, I'm copying it!

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  20. Beautiful work with the flag. I'm sure it had it's challenging parts but overall it looks great.

    -Zane of ontario honey

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