100 Details In 100 Days - Day 21

Motif Rosebud
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Here's another little cross stitch motif for you to use on your crazyquilts. The floss #'s represent DMC 6-strand embroidery floss.

Coming tomorrow - violets!

Rose Garden Handbag

Pink Hankie CQ
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

This is my latest crazquilt project. I started on it yesterday. I love the hankies that have the rayon machine embroidery on them. They make a lovely focal point on crazyquilts.

I find them at flea markets and antique shops for only $1! Yesterday, I found 8 new ones! All with the original tags still on them!

Anyway, this will be a handbag. It's 6 inches wide by 8 inches high and I'm trying to give it a rose theme. The lace to the right is a piece I found yesterday. Yards and yards of it for only $3.00. I handpainted a small piece of it for this project.

More tomorrow....

100 Details In 100 Days - Day 20

Motif Pansy
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

We all know that there is more to crazyquilting than just covering the seams. I decided to do a few small cross stitch motifs for you to use on your crazyquilt projects.

I recommend 14 count waste canvas for these and DMC 6 strand embroidery floss. Use 3 strands for cross stitches and 1 strand for backstitching.

You can also stitch them on Aida or Evenweave and then sew them onto your foundation fabric. If you stitch these on 14 count cross stitch fabric, you'll only need 2 strands of floss for the cross stitches.

Click on the image to go to my Flickr site where you can download a larger version.

Please respect my copyright on these patterns.

100 Details In 100 Days - Day 19

I'm a little late in my post today. I ran up to a flea market this morning and found some great old patterns, some vintage lace and other little vintage do-dad's for my crazyquilt obsession! I'll share some of those things later this week. In the meantime, here are today's offerings for the 100 Details In 100 Days project. As promised, these are based on Redwork but you can of course, do them in any color that you wish:



1 5/8 inch wide on 8.5 count waste canvas



1 1/8 inch wide on 8.5 count waste canvas



1 1/2 inch wide on 8.5 count waste canvas

100 Details In 100 Days - Day 18

Today's offerings for the 100 Details In 100 Days Project are several more Blackwork designs. These are more elaborate than what I've shared previously. Try working them over a plain patch, repeating as far as necessary. Or, make then the focal point of your crazyquilt by stitching them on cross stitch fabric and then sewing them into your block. The possibilities for these designs are endless!



1 1/2 inch wide on 8.5 count waste canvas



2 inches wide on 8.5 count waste canvas



1 7/8 inch wide on 8.5 count waste canvas

Be sure to visit Sharon's In A Minute Ago blog for her lastest 100 Details In 100 Days post. Sharon has also posted some interesting ideas for using buttons in various projects.

Coming tomorrow: Redwork borders!