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Monday, March 31, 2014

Flags on a Stick Blog Hop - My Day! No Foolin"!



 My flags today are inspired by what I am seeing this week outside my window!



Spring is here and this beautiful field of bluebonnets is right across the road from where we are staying! In my parent's yard, you will find a riot of color!


The bluebonnet flag is hand painted on canvas and then quilted. The last two flags are each embellished with fabric applique and pen and ink drawings on canvas, then quilted. Of course, I added ribbons to wave in the wind!
Thank you for stopping by to see what I had today! Be sure you the other blogs on the hop today and see what kind of flags they are waving! Thank you,  Mdm. Samm and Thearica for hosting us this time around! Here is the rest of the schedule for today:

                                                                  April 1st

                                   Sew Incredibly Crazy
 
                                    Quilt Doodle Designs

                                   Buzzing and Bumbling (you are here!)

                                     Why Knot Kwilt?

                                    Creatin' in the Sticks  
                                           Meadowbrook

70 comments:

  1. Lucky you to be seeing so many beautiful flowers!!! Your flags are wonderful! :)

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  2. WOW!! those are just great..... bright and cheery ... I 'm sew jealous you have spring. Everything looks sew green.
    in stitches

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  3. All of your flag are just delightful!! The field in which you set the flag is just beautiful. I am slightly jealous. I would love to have any of those flags hanging in my garden. :)

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  4. Oh my goodness, Linda! Those are all beautiful flags!! The flowers make me wish for spring all the more, but will fade as your flags will not ... wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing !

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  5. Lovely flags! They look stunning with all the flowers in the background. Thank you for sharing.

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  6. WOW, what beauty you are looking at and putting to cloth. Your art is so beautiful. Your flags make the wind look good. Amazing work, Linda.

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  7. Linda your trio of flags is fabulous. How you were inspired by Nature and what you see out your window is bliss. Each one is amazing with your pen work and the ribbons flying in the breeze add just the right life to the flags. Thank you sew very much for Hopping and Flag Flying...

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  8. Hi Linda. Your flags are just lovely. My favourite is the welcome one.

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  9. Beautiful flags! I can almost smell the bluebonnets!

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  10. Your flags are just fabulous! The one with the blue house is my favorite. I love the ribbons you added to them, wonderful idea.

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  11. Your flags are fabulous…especially love the welcome house…thank you for sharing :)

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  12. Great work - I love the strings you added to the bottom, great idea!

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  13. 3 flags of what screams SUMMER...love them all....and to see any flowers in a field is such a delight....we don't even have buds yet...but when we doooooo....I hope to see colour like your view ...wow.

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  14. They're all gorgeous! I especially love the Blue Bonnet flag.

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  15. Wow, the flags are just beautiful! You have added a bright spot to my morning.

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  16. All your flags are so wonderful. I love them all with all these flowers and they are all messengers of spring and summer. Thanks for sharing your creativity and being part of this hop.

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  17. These are all just wonderful, Linda! I love how you combine different techniques to make things really pop! That tree in the Welcome flag is amazing!

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  18. Your flags are fabulous! I am definitely going to start doing some Zentangle! I have bought some books for reference, and they sit in a drawer! Time to pull them out!

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  19. Linda you have gorgeous flags there and wonderful talent. Beautiful work!!! We are getting another snow storm...your flowers are such a pretty picture!

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  20. I love Texas bluebonnets! Linda as usual you've made some beautiful pieces. I think the Fiesta one is my favorite but they are all gorgeous. blessings, marlene

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  21. Your flags are wonderful! So beautiful, love them all. Really love the beautiful flowers in the pictures, so pretty.

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  22. Linda your flags are so beautiful!! They are really unique with your wonderful combination of applique, pen and ink and of course your quilting!! The blue bonnet field is neat!

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  23. Oh my look at all those beautiful flowers! Each of the three flags are so unique,my favorite is the fiesta flag! But they are all beautiful.

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  24. Your flags are so pretty and festive! Thanks for brightening my day. Love the pictures of the bluebonnets ... :) Pat

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  25. I love your TX bonnets, the flags are so pretty. Life can be good!

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  26. OMG, those are absolutely gorgeous! Each and every one is a true work of art. You will definately have the best dress yard in Texas!

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  27. You've blown me away with your gorgeous flags...I love them all!

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  28. Your flags and the flowers are beautiful. I have yet to see a crocus in IN this spring. At least most of the snow is melted.

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  29. There's nothing more beautiful than a field of Texas bluebonnets unless of course it's your flags ! All three are going to be stunning in front of your new house !

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  30. Hi Linda love the flags and the beautiful pictures of the field, very spring like. Thanks for sharing. Susie x

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  31. Wow Linda! I love your flags!!! That Fiesta one is my favorite, but all are wonderful!!!

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  32. OH MY GOSH!!! A girl after my own heart. I'm not at home in Texas right now and hubby sent me a picture of the bluebonnets blooming, telling me I was missing out on them. They are my favorite thing this time of year! Pictures are wonderful and amazing but until you see those fields of bluebonnets in person it just breathtaking! Everyone should experience it at least once. Great flags, all of them, depicting our great state! And thanks for the bluebonnet pictures.

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  33. The flags and the flowers are all gorgeous.

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  34. Isn't it great to finally see Spring? All the flowers blooming and everything turning green. It is like everything is coming to life again. Your flags sure do compliment Spring. They are beautiful. I like the ribbons you chose for the bottom. So pretty!

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  35. What a lovely trio of flags. Am not sure that I could choose a favorite -- they are all awesome and make me jealous of your blue skies and flowers. I'm a couple of states north of you, and our spring has definitely not arrived. One day it hit 80s, and now we are back to gray and cold. Enjoy your flags. They brightened my day.

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  36. They are all gorgeous! The bluebonnet one is my favourite though.

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  37. OMG Linda...you never disappoint...luv all 3 of your flags....and the flowers are a delight to see. I'm sure it is going to be June before we see any flowers...there aren't even buds on the trees. Great job!! Happy stitching, Pauline

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  38. Wow! I don't know which flag I like best. They are all beautiful and creative. Excellent work!!

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  39. Beautiful flags! Love them all and especially love your field of flowers!

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  40. These flags are all amazing! Canvas as a background should be more durable and I love the idea to have ribbons blowing in the wind.

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  41. All three flags are fabulous. I couldn't pick just one if I had too. Your work is amazing.

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  42. Simply beautiful!! Love the photo backgrounds, too :)

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  43. Linda, I am astounded! Such lovely work. I wish I could be free with my paint brush but I have no confidence. What a pleasure to visit here. I just put you in my Bloglovin' feed.

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  44. Wow and double wow, fabulous flags

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  45. What great flags, I especially love the bluebonnets one. And what a lovely setting. just beautiful.
    cheers
    maggie

    maggiemine42@gmail.com

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  46. Oh you have such beautiful flags and love the bluebonnets!

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  47. HOLY COW!!! You took it to a whole new level, girl!! Wow! So I look at the first one and love it, then the next one, which I loved even more, but when I hit the third one I went nuts! Can you do a tut on how you did it? Please?

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  48. Such beautiful flags. Great creativity and fantastic stitching--and the view out your window is awesome.

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  49. Oh wow Linda that is one gorgeous view. I love Blue Bonnets and saw the once when I went to visit a dear friend in Texas. Your banners are all beautiful and your work as usual is wonderful.
    I especially love the Blue Bonnet but they will all look wonderful around your new home. Blessings Sandra

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  50. Beautiful inspirations for gorgeous flags! So pretty!!

    -Soma

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  51. You are very talented, the flags are beautiful! The bluebonnets are gorgeous.

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  52. Waoooooooooh!!! I had to shout it out loud, really, and it is early morning here in Switzerland!!! FANTASTIC flags, I love them all, so creative, so superbe! And the idea with the ribbons is really good, makes them even more lively! You made my day, even if I am late with commenting, but you got me! :-))

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  53. Oh my! All your flags are really awesome! You are one very talented creator!!!

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  54. What a gorgeous field to look at throughout the day! Our flowers are working on emerging, but it will probably be another 2 weeks before we have what you have. Your flags are so cheerful! I like the quilting you did on the house one. Thank you for sharing!
    ~Brandy

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  55. You are super clever, your flags are just stunning and I love those ribbons at the bottom.

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  56. Wow, three wonderfully creative flags. Each is adorable in it's own right though the house one was my favorite. The flowery backdrop to your flags couldn't be better and it makes me more hopeful that Spring may be working it's way north. :)

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  57. I love, love the flags! I live on the TX border in LA, and I didn't realize the Bluebonnets were already blooming. I love seeing them anywhere I go over in TX.
    Sorry, I've been trying to post from my laptop, and it just wouldn't let me. Glad I have one computer that works right.

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  58. Are those beads on the bottom of the bluebonnet flag? Sew cute! Thanks for all the lovely Texas wildflower pictures. No flowers here. I did find a tiny bit of green hiding in the flowerbeds today. Such cute flags, but, you know which one I like best, of course, BLUEBONNETS!!!

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  59. The colors are glorious. You have captured the essence of their beauty in your flags. They are beautiful. I read down through some of your other posts and it appears you have had some bumps in the road (no pun intended). Some of the flora around your house is going to be fabulous. Everyone is anticipating spring bursting through in all its glory. Even those of us who had mild winters in comparison to many are ready for spring, spring, spring. However, I'm never ready for hot, hot, hot days of summer. I guess I wasn't thinking about that when I accepted a transfer to OK 40 years ago. I was young and only worrying about making a living at that point. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creations and always being a great inspiration.

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  60. Your talent is stunning...and so are those flags.

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  61. Hi Linda, you are so lucky, we are still knee-deep in snow. I'm just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/

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  62. OH,so beatiful pictures and lovley flags I'm sooo impresed All 3 are just pefect.

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  63. Your flags are simply gorgeous! And displayed so beautifully.

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  64. Just got around to reading blogs and these just made my day.....so fun and cheerful!! Thanks for sharing them!!

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  65. Such beautiful flags. I love all the real flowers too. I pinned your post to my favourite quilts board.
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