Robin...bob bob bobbin along

back in march on the first day of spring i decided to make a hanging about...well spring - i had never tried anything like this (collage with fabric) but i like how it turned out

the hanging is about 12 inches or so and i only allowed myself to use stuff i had (in the end i had to buy the little nest though) - in the top corner is a huge button from one of my grama's collections - the wood leaf was given to me from grama j and i added a little stained glass heart from the mccreadys or maybe the polenskys - i think it was tied to a high school graduation gift - glad it finally found a place

the floral fabric is a piece that i bought only a fat quarter of - i love this fabric - wish i had bought more - the blue and brown rick rack is just amazing - got it at a yard sale or maybe from mom - you can see the nest i added - i tried feathers in this corner but it didn't work - i stamped 'spring' on a piece of old music and then sewed that on - was surprised the paper of the music held up

this sweet little birdie was the start of it all - a little embroidery i found in my cupboard - i honestly don't know where it came from - it has a very jagged edge so maybe it was whacked out of something else or just a sample  - the embroidery is thick and graphic which i find delightful compared to the little delicate stuff i find myself doing

the doily at the bottom was in my lace box - it was quite a tragic piece that laid in gathers instead of in a lovely circle as would be the destiny of a doily - it was not meant to live among the bric a brac - but here it works grandly - the background piece is an old sampler piece of upholstery ... one of my favorite bits on this is the pink tassel balls at the bottom - this was really fun to make