So little time!
So much to do before the winter solstice! I have been working on projects, for a beginner embroidery class,so if anyone in the seattle area that wants to learn a little easy-peasy embroidery come on...
View Articlemore purses
I have become a purse making foolRed and blue purse inside and outPink dragonfly purse outsideand yellow inside I will be directing an embroidery class/stitch n bitch at gathering fabrics quilt shop in...
View ArticleRoring 20's purse
and away we go!another 20's inspired pursewith a jitterbugging (or charlston) couplea big rhinestone motifa night train racing through townzig zag buttonhole stitch to denote how busy everyone is...
View ArticleCQJP blocks and ....
I wanted to start my CQJP blocks earlierI thought I had enough of that paisley fabric to do at least one block but noI couldn't even find a lousy scrap to show what I was looking for!Then whoopiee!Of...
View ArticleGrow your blog party!
welcome to all those who enter here!I am going to cheat a littlesince i have in the past given little home mini tours I am going to give links to those previous tours here and here and here.I know I'm...
View ArticleBlack Byrony Faerie
lest you think I have lain Idle whilst eating bonbons and watching endless reruns since i last posted, I have been busy, it just doesn't seem like it from blog posts.I have finished sewing a a few...
View Articlewhats old is new
I call this block whats old is new, the reason for the name is this,the bird on red silk is a part of the first (?) OK second)cq block i ever made, as is the bit of stripey green and lavender under...
View ArticleSkelly is done!
When I finish a project like this its always a relief.after months of slogging through the design phase,the picking and choosing phase,the initial sewing and blocking phase, the "oh my god, I'm...
View ArticleCQJP January block
OK SO, If you hadn't noticed I'm a little lateon this block but thats ok, I can catch up Really,I have a plan.......... you...
View ArticleCQJP February
catching up on the Cqjp, at least bare with me while i tryI thought id give you a quick overview of the blocks first then get into detailsso first layer is the nekked blockthen your first layer of...
View ArticleMarch cqjp
Still catching up.I may "catch up " all the way through June or august,since may is going to be busy and my youngest ddd comes to visit through augustthen my son is coming to live with us in...
View Articlecontainers
bead centralbasket for overflow beadssomeone recently asked about what containers we would recommend using for organizing your stash.I use a variety of thing to put my stuff in.clear straws for...
View Articleapril CQJP
April starts with a basket why? to fill with eggs of course?I wove 4mm brown sre to make the basketthis block is dedicated to cretin stitchSorry I didn’t have my camera with me to take the layer...
View ArticleCQJP-May block
so for may,I haven't quite gotten cretin stitch out of my system I found lots more to do with this stitch so I went ahead and did more its useful for holding down ribbon or rick-rackentertaining big...
View ArticleCQJP 2015 Junes block
So this month I chosechevron stitch for my base stitchesI made them large and smallsingle and doubleand stacked then there is all the fun stuffyou can do with it from therelots of lazy daisiesand...
View Articlea little beading
so I went to this 2 day beading class with Robin Atkins through LaConner quilt museum last month and I just finished the piece i started after the class.First let me tell you that Robin is an...
View Articlewhere did the summer go?
Benny RIP 11th may 2015Until this weekend our weather has been inordinately nice. I am not used to all this sun Wait, what?Is she complaining about nice weather?...
View ArticleCQJP for september
This month is chainstitch and it's smaller cousin lazy Daisy I like before and after pictures don't you? Before everything else is thrown on and it's just the main stitches and after embellishments,...
View ArticleOctober CQJP/BJP done
Little did I know at the beginning of this monththat this block,covered in Holbein stitch this month,would be perfectly placed for my daughters wedding.there she is with my lovely dear darling...
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