Beading Sunflower busy!!!

I have had this, finished sunflower embroidery, completed a long time ago. But have always wanted to add something more instead of the usual frame. Well got the inspiration going and also all the beading. After starting on a different path, this sunflower told me that I need to do something else and now the sunflower is very happy with what I have done so far. This took me all day today, every bead is sewn on one by one, and I think it looks great. Will show when totally completed.

  

Life is fun!!!

Had a lovely dinner at Tasha's Craft Bar here in Port Alfred and the Kowie River flowing around the Restuarant

Here is when the sun sets!

Just had to have this new book by Di van Niekerk and Hazel Blomkamp!!!

Its a great book and worth the money!!!!

  

  This is what my first mandala embroidery looks like.

                                                                    It was great fun!

At last now to share What I have been up to!!!!

Finished this rag quilt made up of my old denims and  left over fleece
lying here in my sewing room

Here is the two sides, the fleece is so nice and soft.

Its now heights of Mango season here and these are
just so delicious

Busy with a cute dragon baby quilt

Beading now attached to my stems

Busy embroidering a cushion cover for my fabulous chair and this
is just the start of all the crazy embroidery that I am going to add

Finished adding all the back labels to my Crazy Quilt and now completed
exactly a year after I had it all together. Wow wondering where has time gone by so quickly.

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.

Update on Crazy quilt!!!

Here I have done a joining seam with
white daisy trail and also some blue
french knot flowers.

Uhm just got carried way with this one and
added lots more cream embroidery to these roses.
Now its looks so nice and full.

Its amazing that I still come up with these embroidery stitch combinations
after the many years I have been working on this.
I am trying to get this crazy quilt done now and working on it as much as possible.

Now a wonderful blessed creative 2014 to all of you!

All in a weekend!!!!!!

 A seam done

a filler done

one whole corner completed, this was my
very first block and now I am going back
and filling in.

the House of Embroidery thread is the orange one and this
is just to show how nice the shaded area of the orange
flowers are.

Block 22 done and block 23 nearly completed!!!

This is block 22 done

Just close up of a heart in block 22

This is a favorite of Benjamin our oldest grandson
and he just loves John Deere tractors
at this stage of his life! Must say
on second thoughts he has not swapped
his likes in life very much so far.

This is Liam the youngest grandson, favorite "Cars" also at this
stage of his life, which I am sure will change
a lot.

This is Matthews, which is the middle grandson
and his favorite at the moment,
before that it was snakes. I remember
that he loved frogs for many years
and also tortiouses and and, I am sure
that this will also change a lot.

This is the photo that I chose for the
crazy quilt. It was taken in Durban 2013.

Well now I am nearing the end of this journey I am very excited to say

that I now have only two more blocks left and then I will be joining the

whole lot together. I cannot believe that these have taken a lot of my time now for nearly three years now. But must add that this has taken my into my own life journey with lots of healing while embroidering away at the special blocks. The next stage will be joining them together and then embroidering over the blocks to make it into a whole quilt look. Also in the process my best friend Anna is going to help with the outlay as she has inspired me all the way through this journey and also thanks to her for all the inspiration behind making this crazy quilt.

Busy Busy as always!!!



This is the sight that people come to see from all over
the world. The Clanwilliam winter wild flowers


Life just seems  to go by so fast and I have been very busy. Sister in law came for a visit and also had another 2 days bowling tournament's food to make. Well its over now and still the days seem to fly by.

Another block done and am now busy with nr 20

This is my carnation made with organza and threads

Fuchias also done

Bouth these lovely threads from "House of
Embroidery" here in South Africa and they
are really lovely



And of course an Angel also needs to be embroidered
here.



Just daily life!!!

We are having the greatest winter weather here and have lots of nice rainy days. 

I have been working on my crazy blocks and here is another tiny part of block 18 done.

This is a beautiful dainty flower that grows all over here in winter when the rains come.

Here is my completed wool stash bag and also made a lining with pocket to keep my hook and scissors safe.

Lots of embroidery done today and just life!

Did another broad seam.

Did a bit of organza stitching.

Another filler done

Had to add some beading

More seams done, just love working on
the black velvet fabric.

Seam done

Charka annoyed with me

Nice chilly day for "waterblommetjie" stew made by hubby with
a local sweet wine.

Another filler done.

Lots more embroidery done.!!!!

Got a few seams in yesterday!

Its winter time here and we have had a lot of rain
in time for all the wild flowers to share their beauty.

Still working away and really enjoying the journey

Busy crocheting this stashbag from
a group challenge just have
to work away the ends and add a
lining.

Here is a close up of a bit of seam that
I finished yesterday.