My Swap Block

This is my Swap Block for our DYOB Challenge, at least I do have this one finished... My block is going to Margaret P. in Queensland,

I hope she likes it...

Cyber DYB with the Chain of Hearts Group

This is my naked block for this DYB starting on 22nd April.



My block is a part of "6" blocks, all of which have been embellished in another RR some 3 three years ago. (yeah! you read right 3 years ago - Hey, I'm not the UFO Queen of nothing). Anyway this is the one that I was supposed to embellish, and I have been waiting for this DYB project came along... I knew one would eventually LOL!!! So now I'm anxiously waiting for the 25th when the first lot of stitches are released for publication.

You can follow all the others members blocks and progress on this special Blog...

My WIP on my Crazy Black Block

Here is a little preview of my seam treatment on my next Crazy Black Block. I'm so enjoying this project, and I'm so excited with my effort on the peacock in the center of this block.

The center patch is satin and I have done the peacock in DMC one thread Ecru and No. 822. There is supposed to be a little more done on the right side of him, but not sure if i'll do that yet. Will depend what I put on the seam next to him...

Here is a another of my seam treatments on my next Crazy Black Block. I am really enjoying this project, as I think Black is really so easy to work on... Love it!!! Not finished this one either yet... Still more to do here

This is my spider web so far, still have a bit to do on it and have to find the spider as well...

There so much more I can do on this block, it is and will be the largest block in the quilt. It is a 15" block and has quite a few seams on it.

My Crazy Black Blocks

Ever since I've been reading the wonderful Blog of Jo in NZ, I have been ever so inspired by her beautiful work. I have started something that I have always wanted to have a go at; and that is a small quilt (??) or maybe a wall-hanging, that is made up of black and black toning fabrics.
When I say quilt with some ???s I mean, that I may not get enough blocks made to make a quilt but that's what I would like to achieve. Although a wall-hanging would be great as well...

These pictures are some of the seam only treatments that I have done on my first block so far...

This seam has a very simple treatment beside this brilliant coloured lace, which has been sent to me by another crazy seamstress...

This corner had a few small seams in it and I have just kept adding to each one, until there was no room left...

I love the combinations I have put together here on these two seams, there seven (7) different stitches in them...

This the over-all block, I still have some work to do on it, but I may start on the next block soon, as I will need to tie them all together with seam treatments that will need to spread over the adjoining seams. So I will come back to this one at a later date...

My Crazy Patch Pincushions

These are my gift to my very good friends Wilma & Lyn... I made them last year, and gave them one each for Christmas. I have recycled old CDs for their base, covered with woll-felt. The top is a peice of crazy-patch and I have embroidered it with seam treatments... practice for the RR I've entered into for this year. There is a wonderful tutorial from Ivory Blush Rose -Here the link to it, for the instructions to make yourself one...

Special Block - For a "Because We Care Quilt"

Here is my block contribution I have made for a good 'cyber' friend of mine, she has been very ill, and was operated on last Monday. Another friend is making the quilt up, from the blocks that we have all made. I just love doing 'crazy' stitching, I can't help myself... I hope she'll like it.

My Secret Santa Present has arrived...

Will, look at this wonderful lot of presents, my Secret Santa has made for me... There were 3 little parcels in the envelope, all with lovely handmade tags on them. My SS has written a lovely letter with her card, secretly telling me about herself and her family. I know she comes from Box Hill in Victoria, she is sooo secret she doesn't have a Blog!!!! We'll have to see if we can fix that little hick-up for next year! These are the lovely pressies that were in my parcel. A beautiful handmade card, a great little "Santa Broach" a soft felt bauble for my tree, a groovy purple Santa and a wonderful wall hanging.

This is a picture of the Santa wall hanging that my SS has made for me, isn't it lovely...

That's not all I have done some detective work to find out who my secret Santa is, and now I know her mane... Thank you soooo much June for my lovely surprise, I love it...

The Elves have Left the Building...

Well, I happy to say that I have finished my Christmas Bauble for the Bee Sew Whimsical Secret Santa Honeypot Swap. I'm really very relieved as I'm usually running late with these swaps, 'cause I leave everything to the last minute, but NOT this time...Heee!!! I cannot say who is going to receive my little treasure, but the Elves should have it to her (in Victoria... clue!!!) within a few days. I do hope she likes it, I have made myself one, and it is very handy to have all your needles threaded, you don't have to waste time trying to thread needles...

This is it and how it'll look hanging on ????'s Christmas Tree... If you haven't worked out what it is yet, I'll tell you. It is a Quilters/Stitcher's Threaded Needle Caddy.

Here it is opened with a large reel of thread in it...

I have also put in it some needles (threaded...) and a needle threaded (just in-case)...