Thursday, March 10, 2011

Strawberry Stiching

This adorable delicate satin pillow is from Mellennia Designs.
 This is part of a tablecloth from Mary Corbet's Needle and Thread.

Felt Strawberries from Bread and Buttons.
This Beautiful Fabric book is from Textile Artist Frances Pickering.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Wild Coast Strawberry Postcard

Received from US-1017158 2/28/11 From Eugenie In San Francisco
"This Low-growing Perennial may be seen blooming from February to August along our Pacific shoreline from Alaska to central California. On dunes and beaches, Coast Strawberry plants interconnected by numerous runners may be among the first vegetation to colonize and stabilize the shifting sands. Although the fruit, by current standards, is small and not very flavorful, this species played a major role in the development of modern garden and farm varieties, and was cultivated in South America before 1600