12x12 Fabric technique swap #30: Victoria Talcott Wormell, Connecticut

I love Victoria's techniques - click on the above photo to read! Plus, it was so fun to get to see her and catch up when she dropped this off yesterday. Thanks, Victoria!

Itty Bitty Collage swap: Victoria Talcott Wormell ~ Connecticut

Amazingly, Victoria's yummy fabric Itty Bittys are the very last of the Itty Bitty 3x3 collages to be uploaded to this blog! Please Click HERE to see all of the ITTY Bitty posts. We had 28 swap participants complete the summer themed Itty Bitty collage swap - due in my hands on August 9th. In fact, Victoria drove to my house and delivered them to me on that day! I was happy about that, because Victoria has been busy with her family ~ her husband, 3 little children, plus she works as a goldsmith! I had not even seen her for about 3 years --and she has taken many of my classes in the past. So, it was great to catch up with Victoria and receive her swaps while her 2 year old reminded us she wanted "Juice!"

Being a fabric lover myself, Victoria's Itty Bittys are really appealing to me. When announcing this swap, I left it open to whether paper, fabric, or both were utilized to create your summer collages, and only a few of you used fabric, I think? Victoria's bright summer colors , stitching and the story she wrote about her summer (ants!) really won me over. Thank you, Victoria!!

Now that I have all the Itty Bittys posted to the blog I can work on swapping them out. They are nice and small, so it should not be too difficult. I will let you know when they fly to you -sometime next week. In the meantime, I have a few 'Row House' swaps and sunshine quilties to catch up with/post here - stay tuned!

* Fiona Brockie, Sue Lee & Donna Butcher - your packages arrived today! *

Grimm fairytale 5x5 Collage swap: Victoria Talcott Wormell

From Victoria Wormell, who lives right here in CT and has taken many classes with me, we have 5 very beautiful and striking collages -- 4 for the swap and an extra for me & Leslie : ) Here you see that Victoria used castle images from the Brothers' Grimm collage sheets as well as clear stickers from the Cinderella borders sheet.



















I think it is so cool how Victoria addressed doing the back of her collages, and she did a little something different on each one. To see ALL of Victoria's fairytale collages, go to this link at the Alpha Stamps gallery. I know how busy you are with 3 little ones, Victoria -so thanks so much for making the effort. I love your collages!

Valentine Ornament Swap: Victoria Talcott Wormell

From Victoria in CT -- 2 sets of 3, plus 1 extra for me!

Victoria has created the most beautiful little valentine ornaments!



Here you can see both the front and the back of her ornaments - click on any picture for more detail.

I just love these ornaments!





This is a close up of the back of the one I chose for myself. The front you can see below; it's the one with the man & woman together - I just couldn't resist! Thank you so much, Victoria! The remaining 6 will be traded away after the mail comes on Saturday. I am only waiting for about 9 packages now & for about half of them I have heard that they are on their way!!

Fabric Bag Swap - Victoria Talcott Wormell, CT

A very cool hand crocheted and felted bag got here just in the nick of time from my friend & student, Victoria Talcott Wormell! I love the bright color, short handles and fuzzy fibers that embellish it - Thank you Victoria, for being part of this fun swap!!

Mother Goose ATCs - Victoria Wormell, CT

From Victoria Talcott Wormell in CT (another talented student of mine!) we have 6 beautiful fabric ATCs using the half-sheet from Alpha Stamps called: My Lady's Garden. I love the fabric Victoria chose to pair with the strips of music score and flowers that come on this fabric sheet. Thanks, Victoria! I'm looking forward to receiving your fabric bag too. : ) The scan of ALL of Victoria's ATCs are below; click on any image for more details.

Garden ATC Swap - Victoria Talcott Wormell, CT

Even though Victoria was recovering from shoulder surgery . . . and she told me that since she had her 3rd child, the children in her family out-number the adults (!!) Still, Victoria managed to participate in this swap most beautifully :^ D - lucky us! Victoria used her shade garden for inspiration.