It's a Hoot!

The Italian is on the freeway headed home, so I thought I should post this before he and my darling little ones arrive.  They've been at grandma's house, and I got to relish in a quiet house, sewing, movies, fun outings, dining out daily, and all together the freedom from my daily duties for 3 1/2 days.  It's been heavenly.  But before my freedom festival is over, I wanted to share the projected I started and finished yesterday.

A week before Christmas I stumbled upon this blog and this owl wall hanging.  As I mentioned in my last post, I've really liking the owl trend, so I knew I needed an owly of my own!!  I followed the link to Christina's shop, and found that I could buy my own screen printed owl on linen.  I didn't even think twice I just bought him!

I again used my Anna Maria Horner fat quarters to make this wall hanging.  I didn't repeat a single fabric on the front, and the binding is also made from a yard of one of her fabrics I own.

On the back I pieced some Anna Maria scraps I had with some faux linen.  On the front I used real linen, but the back is going to be seen by the wall, so I figured fake linen was okay on the back.

I hung my Hoot Wall Hanging by my embroidery hoop shrine to Anna Maria and next to my panel window treatments also a fabric by Anna Maria.  It's now my fabric corner in the house.  The Italian might have some other words to describe my Anna corner, but he's a loving husband who recognizes that this is my work space.  I'm here every day, so he pretty much let's me decorate how I want.  Love him for that!

And that wraps up the fruit of my labors from Freedom Festival 2010!!

P.S. - If you like the owl but don't want a wall hanging in your house, maybe you'd like to turn it into a pillow like Angela did.