I'm not sure I wrote about this sewing project already but since it's summer and I've put this back on the bed it's worth explaining. When we cleared out my mother's house when she died, I came across a stack of handkerchiefs that were very pretty and embroidered. It turns out a lot of these handkerchiefs and small table mats that had been embroidered by my father's sister, my Aunt Margaret, so I decided to keep them with the idea of using them in a crafts project. Some of the handkerchiefs in the stash also had manufactured embroidery on them but also were very pretty, so I kept them too. I googled some Pinterest projects involving old vintage handkerchiefs and decided to lay them all out on the ground to see if they suggested anything. So I realized I had quite a few pieces and that I could use them as decoration on a bed coverlet. I had a fine linen sheet from my mother-in-law that was a one-of and so it was perfect for this project.
It took me a long time to actually piece and lay out all the handkerchiefs. I pinned them out and then steadily worked my way through stitching them down. This took quite a while as it was hard to manage a big sheet on my sewing machine which is not one really designed for large projects like this. But I finally finished it and felt quite proud of myself for recycling, and reusing these items. And it's a very practical and light summer bed cover as well!
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