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

This is my gift to my very good friend Wilma... I made it last year, and gave it to her for Christmas. I have recycled old CDs for the base, covered one with wool-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...