Outside My Comfort Zone!!

Oh my, I see it's been awhile since I last posted.  I received Sarma's round robin blocks on Friday.  At first I was going to set them aside and have a good think on what to stitch.  I have never attempted anything with an Asian theme so was a little bit out of my comfort zone with this one.  When I was routing around in my charms on Saturday I came across some tiger charms and the light bulb went off.  Perfect....for this project.  She used the loveliest silks and satins and I hated to cover them up.  I used a brown piece of lace to balance the brown in the opposite corner and stayed with black and gold metallic threads for the stitching.  The stitching was done in a way to make your eye travel around the block in the same direction as the tigers chasing each other.  I pulled all the colors together with a nice silk floral cluster.  I hope it works for her.

Novice Round Robin

Finished up another block in the Novice Round Robin.  This one is for Gina Smith in Wales.  She was asking for an "In the Garden" look.  I gave her some blueberries and raspberries with a spider web for luck.  A row of bunnies eyeing up the feast. 

Having a Blast

Well, I was suppose to be working on some assignments this weekend for my ribbon embroidery class, and I was also suppose to be working on a couple quilts but instead I dusted off the old glue gun and made a couple Vintage Journals.  I have been scavaging at the local thrift store and saving buttons, ribbons and assorted junk jewelry for quite some time now and after studying the style on Pinterest, I finally gave it a try.  Let's hope they find a new home at the upcoming craft sale that the Cultural Center is hosting.

No! I haven't died!!

....I have been quietly stitching up some needle case books for an upcoming craft sale and have finally finished all seven.  It's been awhile since I made the last batch and these ones are slightly different in size but similar in construction.  Here they are inside and out...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that is what has kept me busy for the last few weeks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Round Robin Block by Lori Truzy

Lori shared her stitching with me today on messenger.  I am so tickled to see my finished block and love all the pretty flowers and stitching she did.

September Journal Book Cover for CQJP 2018

My August CQJP2018 Block

 

This block will become a reusable journal book cover.