Sunday, 30 March 2014

Row by row

Now ready for my hand quilting. Love hand quilting because it gives me my time with my thoughts. Also just in time for winter hybernation!

Friday, 28 March 2014

Block completed!

This is the extra block l have embroidered for my best friend of over 30 years. She is the one that likes to push me out of my comfort zone on my embroidery journey!

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Another Block?????




I had one block left from my Crazy Quilt and decided to embroider it for my bestest friend Anna.
I notice that this is not the finished block but at least you can see what I have completed.
I really had lots of laughs on this one, I tried to embroidery some of the stuff I had done on my
big Crazy Quilt, but as always my work has a life of its own and this is what I have accomplished.

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Now hanging in its right place forever!

My crazy quilt has found the right place in this home. At last l now can admire my work while working on my other project s!

Saturday, 15 March 2014

My Autumn wallhanging

I have now completed my lovely autumn wall hanging and just in time for our autumn now. I received this gorgeous fabric from a very dear friend Pamela who lives in Florida USA.

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

cotton fabric at last!

Well now onto the next project. I love these brights from DaGama textiles. Just added a crazy border and now for hand quilting but somehow l stitched one cat wrong way, so will have to undo that first. Lots of paper piecing used here.

Friday, 7 March 2014

More embroidery

I have a block of my crazy quilt left and working on it and here l have added a picture of each stage which is not planned. My creativity just takes over and decides what next.
I have used organza ribbon for flower and crochet maroon centre with gold beads. The stems and leaves are also crochet cotton. Found a easy way to make these lovely leaves. Anyone interested to know how? Just leave a comment and l will show step by step in my blog.

A Small Addition!!

I nearly forgot a small necessary addition a quilter always adds to a quilt and that is a spider and web. Its for good luck!  There are many such cute traditions in the quilting world that goes back many generations l am sure! Some of them long forgotten.

Sunday, 2 March 2014

Shopping anyone?

Have now completed my long outstanding shopping bag at last. Fabric l used for doll dress was given to me from a special friend .

Nature is so special!

  Matthew grew this rose from a cutting. And now she is rewarding him for taking good care of her! Slowly l am getting the back stitching do...