Even More Crazyquilting

First, I would like to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who sends me emails and leaves comments for me here & on my Flickr site. I'm very happy to know that I have so many readers who enjoy my blog, my patterns and my photos everyday! Posting to my blog is almost like writing a little magazine article on a daily basis. I enjoy thinking about what to share each day and it's become an important part of my daily routine.

I completed the green santa ornament yesterday. It just needed a few more do-dads:



I really just added a few snowflakes in the corners and that completed it. I'll be sewing the ornaments up next week.

Once the santa was completed, I started on this pillow for my mom. It's a 10 inch block and doesn't quite fit on the scanner so I'll do the next update with the camera. In the meantime, here's the photo of what I've done so far:



Ok, I didn't get very far on it! I actually had another seam covered but decided I didn't like the way it looked so I pulled it out. And as you can see, the lace piece that I was playing with yesterday has been changed. It didn't quite work with my grandmothers necklace which I have to somehow incorporate into this so I went with rose appliques instead.

You'll get to see the necklace next week sometime. I haven't quite decided on where to put it yet but I think I'll have to somehow weave it in with some silk ribbon embroidery which most of you know by now, is not my favorite needlework technique to do but I love the way it looks.

I find SRE to be rather fussy. It's not supposed to be that way. It's supposed to be a very forgiving technique. Maybe I'm too picky about how mine comes out and I've found that a Laying Tool helps when working with it.

More Crazyquilting

As you can see, I made alot of progress on this project yesterday. At first, I was a bit sorry that I covered all the seams with red but once I started adding beads and sequins I was quite pleased with the results:



Just a few more do-dads and this one will be complete. I'll sew all 3 of these Crazyquilt Christmas Ornaments up next week.

My next project will be a Christmas gift for my mom. She doesn't read my blog so I don't have to worry about spoiling any surprises:



The little boy in the photo is my grandfather. I never met him because he passed away when my mom was quite young. Mom's been telling me all my life that I look just like him and that my mannerisms are much like his. She also told that he had the same inability to sit still that I have!

My grandfather was Irish and that too could be where my love of shamrocks and anything Irish came from!

I'll make this into a pillow when it's complete. The photo was traditional black/white so I gave it a sepia tone on my computer before printing it up on commercial inkjet fabric. I plan to use lots of the dusty colors on it and I have a necklace that mom gave me over a year ago that belonged to my grandmother. She asked that I work it into something for her but she doesn't want me to cut the chain or alter it in anyway. This will be a challenge but I do plan on working it into this piece.

Thanksgiving Ornaments (Doorknockers)

I did the finishing on these over the weekend and just listed them in my Etsy shop in case anyone is interested in having one.







I wish the scanner and camera could pick up the sparkle and dimension on these. They are just so pretty in person!

Christmas Blocks

I had lots of stitching time yesterday afternoon and evening so I managed to complete this one:



I don't have a lot of Christmas do-dad's so I was at a bit of a loss as to what to put in the corners. I have some brass snowflake charms but they didn't show up well so I went with a few white snowflake buttons.

This will be the 3rd and last of the Christmas Doorknockers which can also be used as Christmas Tree Ornaments. They're only 5 inch blocks so they should work wonderfully on a tree!



I plan to start on this one as soon as I get my paperwork for the week done.

Christmas Doorknocker 2

Christmas 2
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Just a quick update on this project for now. I have some deadline work that I'm trying to complete today but I started on this last night and I wanted you to see my progress. I have all the seams covered and started to embellish it. Look closely at the Christmas tree. Bugle beads make great candles!