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Remember When . . . Courtney and Connor left the nest?

7/22/2021

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A tree skirt lined with chickadees and a red boarder draped over a garden bench.










One of my dearest friendships is with my teaching partner, Mary Lou.  We were a formidable team as our talents and temperaments were a wonderful combination that greatly benefited our students.  Our relationship goes far beyond the classroom to the point that I was officially inducted into her family!   
​No surprise, I was pleased to get the announcement that her grandson, Connor, was getting married.   I offered to make a tree skirt as my gift to them, and Courtney, the bride-to-be, graciously accepted.  

Folk art chickadee mat on grey with a black boarder.
 Courtney liked this design by Penny Lane Primitives, a 13 inch candle mat.  So I used it as inspiration to create a 39 inch tree skirt.
A chickadee made from four pieces of felt fuzed to a grey background.  The cream belly is sewn down.
Each part was cut from felt, fuzed to the background and machine stitched in place.
Hand embroidering brown branches outside at the bird feeders
The branches were hand embroidered while local chickadees looked on with approval.
Ironing small green leaves on the branches.
Leaves were cut out and fused in place then hand embroidered.
Red beads sewn by each of the leaves.
Beads were added as eyes and berries.
I added a blessing and pinned some spare beads to the inside.
Finished tree skirt with red scalloped edge boarding grey scalloped edge.  In each scallop is a chickadee on a branch with berries.
Oh the chickadees are so cheerful!
Best wishes to the happy couple for many happy Christmases to come.
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