Quiltlets for Day 19

Some of you may remember this from my Artful Readers Club entry for March.  By the way, if you haven't already, please leave nothing more than a comment on THIS POST (takes you to a new screen) if you want to win the book "Layered, Tattered, and Stitched" by Ruth Rae.

While making the cover, I confessed to the ARC readers it was my second one, because I had not measured properly the first time.  I had a leftover cover that was, as I put it, "big enough for an elephant to live in, so I had to save it for a different project."  Well, today is the day for that project.  I reworked the cover into two quiltlets and still had a large strip left over.

For the first one, I once again used tyvek, this time colored and stamped.  I also used a piece of leftover felt I had dyed during the time I made the second book cover.  To that, I added lace and

a hidden message.  Also, if you recall, I have no feed dogs on my machine, so this was a bit of a challenge, both with the hearts and the word "Love."

I was unable to scan the second quiltlet because of all the dimensional pieces I attached.  I not only recycled the quiltlet, I recycled an old paint brush, which I hated to give up, since it had been a favorite,

a definitely dead tube of E-6000, a pencil that had seen better days,

and a cute little "paint pallet" that had once been a jewelry item.   

I know my camera SUCKS, but I hope you can tell I printed the words "Tools of the Trade" on my computer after

I was unable to get a good stamped image on felt.  And before you laugh, that is supposed to be a paint pallet.  Have I not mentioned on more than one occasion I can't draw???   As before, the stamp is supposed to read "Handmade by Bleubeard and E."  The backs may not look the best, but I'm quite pleased with both the fronts.

For Day 19, I recycled fabric and felt from a failed project, tyvek, an old paintbrush, an empty tube of E-6000, a broken piece of jewelry, and a pencil.