Scott took this photo yesterday evening when he got home from work. We were sitting on the front porch watching this guy bounce around in the garden.
We have many varieties of dragonflies here, but this one is one of my favorites.
Cross Stitch, Crazy Quilting and Embroidery by Pamela Kellogg of Kitty And Me Designs
Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Speaking Of Dragonflies......
Isn't this a gorgeous little creature?
Scott took this photo yesterday evening when he got home from work. We were sitting on the front porch watching this guy bounce around in the garden.
We have many varieties of dragonflies here, but this one is one of my favorites.
Scott took this photo yesterday evening when he got home from work. We were sitting on the front porch watching this guy bounce around in the garden.
We have many varieties of dragonflies here, but this one is one of my favorites.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Cellphone Pouches
Yesterday, my goal was to do the finishing on the Dragonfly Cellphone pouch as well as do the foundation piecing on the Red Hat Society Lady Cellphone pouch which is a custom order.
Here's the completed Dragonfly Pouch:
OK, so my hot pink cellphone doesn't quite work with the colors in this pouch! It's only there for size reference!
Here's the pieced Red Hat Lady pouch:
I'll begin the stitching & embellishing process on this later today.
On to Maxine's quilt, I'm happy to say that I now have all the deteriorated patches replaced as well as the stitching. Now, I can start the embellishing!
Because this quilt is quite large, I want to put some larger embellishments on it first. I'll start by making some velvet pansies. Do you know how hard it is to find velvet or velvet-like fabrics in anything other than black, red and green? Geez! In this day & age!
Anyway, I'll also be making some sunflowers using yellow sparkle organza and brown velvet for the centers. Ok, wish me luck on this one because at the moment, it's only an idea in my mind. I'm hoping I can execute it the way I see it!
Stop by tomorrow for another update on my current projects.
Here's the completed Dragonfly Pouch:
OK, so my hot pink cellphone doesn't quite work with the colors in this pouch! It's only there for size reference!
Here's the pieced Red Hat Lady pouch:
I'll begin the stitching & embellishing process on this later today.
On to Maxine's quilt, I'm happy to say that I now have all the deteriorated patches replaced as well as the stitching. Now, I can start the embellishing!
Because this quilt is quite large, I want to put some larger embellishments on it first. I'll start by making some velvet pansies. Do you know how hard it is to find velvet or velvet-like fabrics in anything other than black, red and green? Geez! In this day & age!
Anyway, I'll also be making some sunflowers using yellow sparkle organza and brown velvet for the centers. Ok, wish me luck on this one because at the moment, it's only an idea in my mind. I'm hoping I can execute it the way I see it!
Stop by tomorrow for another update on my current projects.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Dragonfly Pouch & Gift
I spent several hours yesterday organizing my lace stash. I have a chest of 4 drawers in here and it's filled with all sorts of lace, from crocheted pieces to venice lace appliques, flat lace in a variety of colors, new things and vintage things and even some very old antique pieces. These are my treasures but after working on several projects, the drawers get a little messy. So every now and then, I like to sit on the floor, take everything out, refold it and reorganize it. This also gives me a chance to see what I all have again and to really appreciate my abundance.
Once I completed that task, I worked on my Dragonfly Cellphone Pouch and I completed it:
Isn't this pretty? It's quite different than many of my past designs!
As soon as I get a sewing day in, I'll assemble this one. I want to sew up some more cellphone pouch blocks too but in the meantime, I'll have to pull another project from my stack of already sewn ones.
I'd also like to share with you some new stash that I received. Several weeks ago, Sharon B. posted an example on her blog of stitching done with Chenille thread. This was right after I accepted the job of repairing and further embellishing Maxine's quilt. Her quilt has a lot of motifs on it worked with Chenille thread.
I emailed Sharon and asked her if she had a source for these threads and she said she would check into that for me.
Yesterday, I went to my mailbox and there was a package from Sharon:
Aren't these absolutely yummy?!!! I just can't wait to stitch with these. Can you see these couched on to make flowers? That's what I see.
Sharon, thank you so very much for sending me these gorgeous threads! I am so looking forward to playing with them!
On a final note for today, you must hop over to Allison's blog and see what she's doing with vintage floral hankies. Allison does the most amazing things with flowers so you absolutely have to see this!
Once I completed that task, I worked on my Dragonfly Cellphone Pouch and I completed it:
Isn't this pretty? It's quite different than many of my past designs!
As soon as I get a sewing day in, I'll assemble this one. I want to sew up some more cellphone pouch blocks too but in the meantime, I'll have to pull another project from my stack of already sewn ones.
I'd also like to share with you some new stash that I received. Several weeks ago, Sharon B. posted an example on her blog of stitching done with Chenille thread. This was right after I accepted the job of repairing and further embellishing Maxine's quilt. Her quilt has a lot of motifs on it worked with Chenille thread.
I emailed Sharon and asked her if she had a source for these threads and she said she would check into that for me.
Yesterday, I went to my mailbox and there was a package from Sharon:
Aren't these absolutely yummy?!!! I just can't wait to stitch with these. Can you see these couched on to make flowers? That's what I see.
Sharon, thank you so very much for sending me these gorgeous threads! I am so looking forward to playing with them!
On a final note for today, you must hop over to Allison's blog and see what she's doing with vintage floral hankies. Allison does the most amazing things with flowers so you absolutely have to see this!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Dragonfly Cellphone Pouch
After agonizing over the trim for my Mozart purse, and working on repairing the 2 antique crazy quilts that I have here, I decided it was time for some really fun stitching! I was feeling the need for some instant gratification! I pulled out this block:
I like the colors but I wasn't sure what to do with it. I went through my little box of vintage jewelry pieces and found a pretty little green dragonfly pin. I think I bought that one at the flea market that we went to on Easter morning.
Anyway, I thought it looked really nice so once I had the focal point chosen, I started stitching:
When I think of dragonflies, I often think of cattails. That's something I've never added to a CQ before and I thought it would be kind of cool looking and it is! I plan to add a few more to the other side of the solid red piece in the center but first I need to figure out where to put my cat.
It's a dreary, rainy day here, the perfect day for stitching! I want to neaten up my lace drawers a little bit and then I'll sit and stitch. If I complete this today, I'll work a bit more on Maxine's quilt afterwards. I think I only have 2 more patches to replace and then I can start embellishing that one more.
I like the colors but I wasn't sure what to do with it. I went through my little box of vintage jewelry pieces and found a pretty little green dragonfly pin. I think I bought that one at the flea market that we went to on Easter morning.
Anyway, I thought it looked really nice so once I had the focal point chosen, I started stitching:
When I think of dragonflies, I often think of cattails. That's something I've never added to a CQ before and I thought it would be kind of cool looking and it is! I plan to add a few more to the other side of the solid red piece in the center but first I need to figure out where to put my cat.
It's a dreary, rainy day here, the perfect day for stitching! I want to neaten up my lace drawers a little bit and then I'll sit and stitch. If I complete this today, I'll work a bit more on Maxine's quilt afterwards. I think I only have 2 more patches to replace and then I can start embellishing that one more.
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