Crazy Quilt Mystery Project

I've started a new crazy quilt project but guess what?  I'm not going to tell you what it will be when it's finished!  It's a 2 part project and when it's finished, it will be assembled into a 3 dimensional object.

Part 1 took some figuring.  I actually had to make a 3 dimensional paper pattern and then take it apart to make my fabric pattern:

This is part 2:

I will give you a little hint but you'll never guess the finished item.  It is a wedding project and it will have a fall theme.

So be sure to keep stopping back to watch my progress and find out what this will be!

Strawberry Pillow Ornament

I finished stitching up my little Strawberry Pillow Ornament last night:

I'll get my last few projects sewn together over the weekend.

Be sure to hop over to Nicole's Beadwright blog.  She's having a give away for her 60th birthday!

Strawberry Pillow Ornament

I had quite a bit of stitching time yesterday so a lot of progress was made on my Strawberry Pillow:

And here's a closeup photo of the strawberry bead motif in the center:

I expect to have more stitching time for this today.  I have to run and get groceries today and then I'm getting my hair done.  Long over due on that!!!!  But I'll have time to stitch this afternoon.

In other news, my Elegant Crazy Quilt Seam Treatments Books are both now available as hard copies and digital copies at Magcloud.

 And finally for today, a few more of mom's small embroidered pillows:

Baby Sleeping Pillows

It was a beautiful day here in McHenry yesterday.  A bit chilly but sunny and ya'll know I like that!

I did some stitching on my Strawberry pillow:

Today is a stay at home day so I plan on having plenty of stitching time for this!

These are the strawberry beads that I made out of polymer clay:

They'll go in the center on a vine with some leaves.  I made these quite awhile back and never used them.

And here a few of mom's latest projects.  She's been working on some Baby Sleeping Pillows:

So pretty!!!!

Have a great day everyone!

4th Of July Decorations

A busy day yesterday!  I baked 2 double batches of muffins, did some laundry, made sure I had time to walk and spent the entire day listing our 4th of July decorations.  I didn't get to doing any stitching but I do feel like I accomplished a lot!

Here are mom's 4th of July door hangings:

And here are my 4th of July Crazy Quilt Door Pillows:

All are available at Kitty And Me Designs website as well as at Etsy.

In other news, Volume 1 of Elegant Crazy Quilt Seam Treatments is now available at Magcloud.

This means it can be delivered as a bound book!  We'll be getting Volume 2 ready and available soon too.  Then one by one, we'll be rereleasing my counted cross stitch patterns.

I have a lot going on here but for now, I need some stitching time.  I'm off to work on my strawberry project!