Wild Sunflower Quilted Note Card

I have a favorite spot to go for a walk.  There is a small reservoir near our house, Lake Kettner, that is just perfect for getting away from it all for a while.  One one of my walks, I took some photos of the wild sunflowers growing around the lake.  Here is the first card:

The side view:

And, the close up of the stitching:

I also added in some copper-colored seed beads for interest.

Argentine Pass Quilted Note Card

Last fall, the company that I was working for organized a four-wheel drive day to go up onto Argentine pass.  The day was absolutely gorgeous.  This is one of the photos that I took that day.  I'm sure that there will be more cards from that day.  Here is the first one:

Here is another view:

And, here is a close up of the stitching:

Fall Oak Leaves Quilted Note Card

The same fabric that had the maple leaves also had some lovely oak leaves and acorns.  I just had to make a card to match the maple leaves:

Like the maple leaves card, I used the black bobbin with the top gold thread:

Fall Maple Leaves Quilted Note Card

Happy Thanksgiving!

For today's note card, I thought a fall theme would be appropriate.  This card is made from two different fabrics with a fuzzy brown yarn for a frame.  The maple leaves were fussy cut from a fabric with a black background.  I put gold thread in the top, but left black thread in the bobbin.  I really like the effect that it created.

And, another view:

Here is a close up of the stitching with the gold and black thread:

Denver's Union Station Quilted Note Card

My husband was in the St. Patrick's Day parade, so naturally, I had to go down and take some photos of him in the parade.  Rather than deal with traffic, I took the train downtown, and then walked over to Union Station to get over to the parade route.  I love the architecture of the building, as well as the clock signage.  Naturally, that meant turning one of the photos into a card:

I'm not convinced that I like the lace edging, though.  Here's another view:

Here is a close up of the quilting around the lettering:

Colorado Backroads Quilted Note Card

A while ago, my husband had to go to Cripple Creek, and I decided to tag along.  We had some extra time on the way there, so we drove down some backroads.  Driving down one of those roads, we were met with this scene:

I fell in love with the scene, which of course meant that it had to find its way into a quilted note card:

Another view:

And, a close up of the quilting:

Bird Quilted Note Card

Last summer, my wonderful husband humored me and took me to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on a gorgeous July day.  Naturally, I had my camera ready.  I captured this bird sitting on the edge of the water:

I was surprised when I zoomed in to see this:

The reflection, even from that distance, was so clear.  When I began making quilted note cards from my photos, I knew that I  had to make at least one of this cool bird:

And, another view:

Here is a close up of the stitching:

Tulip Quilted Note Card

Recently, I've become addicting to making quilted note cards.  For some of the cards, I fussy cut designs from one piece of fabric and applique the design onto another (or multiple) fabrics.  For some of the cards, I print one of the photos that I've taken onto fabric and then quilt it.  Here is tonight's card, which is a photo of one of our tulips:

Here is a close up of the quilting: