I want to thank all who voted for my quilt in Thearica's Competition and Show on her blog Pigtalesandquilts. I was so pleased, it came in fourth! |
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Monday, February 27, 2012
Flower quilt - Crazy Quilts are Quilts too!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
TAST Week 7 Detached Chain Stitch
This is week 7's stitch from Take a Stitch Tuesday, Sharon B's challenge on Pintangle.
The daisies are chain stitches filled with beads, and the bud is three chain stitches, one inside the other. |
Crazy Quilts ARE Quilts Too - continued
Thearica's dream of having an online quilt show has been a real success. Hop over to her website to browse through some wonderful crazy quilting. Also take time to vote for one of the 19 entries in the competition. Here's the link. For the competition entries, scroll down until you see the word COMPETITION, and click on it. For all the websites with crazy quilting, go further down to where there are 41 blogger's links.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
WIPocalypse February report
Handkerchief Quilt: Got some expert advice on how to begin assembling, which I am seriously scheduling for this coming month. My Seniors group also hand quilts for a fee, and I they will do mine.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Fan Quilt - CQJP2012, Feb. - TAST Herringbone
This is the second of the CQJP2012 completed. I know it's a bit early, but I'm on a roll with these fan blocks. I really love new projects, and I have to admit that my other stuff is suffering a bit because this is so much fun.
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I'm trying to make the bottom part of the fan block a bit special and I think this bias silk ribbon works really well with the roses. |
I'm also using Carole Samples book for some unusual seam treatments. |
I filled this whole patch with herringbone stitches, Week 5 of TAST |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Crazy Quilts ARE Quilts Too
On Thearica's blog Pigtales and Quilts you can feast your eyes! She has put together a crazy quilt show and competititon that will inspire you. Many of us Crazy Quilters have submitted an item for the competition or for display and it is well worth the visit.
I have entered, but I cannot divulge which piece I chose, but I can tell you it was a joy to make along with many other pieces I have worked on since I discovered crazy quilting by accident in 2008.
I was Googling silk ribbon embroidery and came across photos of SR embroidery on some incredible crazy quilts. From that moment I was hooked! It led me quickly to CQI (Crazy Quilting International) an online group that organizes round robins, swaps, competitions, and retreats held in Colorado. I've been three times, each time renewing friendships, learning lots, sharing expertise and having enormous fun. In four years of CQing, I know I have improved.
When I made my very first block my supplies were only one bag of mixed beads from Wallmart and a small selection of DMC floss. Here is my very first block:
After four years and now a houseful of fabric, beads, embroidery threads, I'm still CQing and loving it. I've found great ways to use crazy quilting: the next three blocks are birth announcements for three of my grandchildren, and after that some other pieces of my crazy quilting.
One thing leads to another, and I also had a go at making dotties, little dolls with character that usually get traded.
I have entered, but I cannot divulge which piece I chose, but I can tell you it was a joy to make along with many other pieces I have worked on since I discovered crazy quilting by accident in 2008.
I was Googling silk ribbon embroidery and came across photos of SR embroidery on some incredible crazy quilts. From that moment I was hooked! It led me quickly to CQI (Crazy Quilting International) an online group that organizes round robins, swaps, competitions, and retreats held in Colorado. I've been three times, each time renewing friendships, learning lots, sharing expertise and having enormous fun. In four years of CQing, I know I have improved.
When I made my very first block my supplies were only one bag of mixed beads from Wallmart and a small selection of DMC floss. Here is my very first block:
After four years and now a houseful of fabric, beads, embroidery threads, I'm still CQing and loving it. I've found great ways to use crazy quilting: the next three blocks are birth announcements for three of my grandchildren, and after that some other pieces of my crazy quilting.
Brynn |
Elijah |
Emily |
12" x 22" story of my summer holiday 2011 - five days in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, a weekend in New Orleans, then on to Nokomis, Florida. |
An under and over-the-sea block |
A pouch for my camera |
A teacosy from four square blocks |
A traditional tea cosy |
An angel |
another angel |
and a witch. |