More Blocks for the CCJP Blog

My February Block - RED

Well I have finally completed five blocks for my wall hanging "Jewel Box". These blocks are a part of my contribution to the CCJP Blog 2012... I am enjoying the small blocks very much, I have always wanted to do some 'Tone-On-Tone' crazy, and I saw this as my perfect chance...
This my Red Block

                                                   Close up of my Shell Stitch...

Here are my 'Pine Cones'...

Some SRE roses to fill a patch...

My sunburst tribal face...

This little treasure was given to me on an "Inchie" some years ago, it was such a perfect shade to match my block I had to use it...

~ooOOOoo~

My March Block - Blue

Here is my Blue Block - I had so much fun embellishing this one. I love blue...

Close up of my hand dyed motif and beading

This the top part of the block, again my pine-cones have been added. These are my common theme in all blocks...

Now here's a close up of my majestic dragonfly,it was so much fun, bringing him to life.

~ooOOOoo~

My April Block - Green 

This my green block, I found this one very hard to bring together. Just using green threads didn't work, so added some shades of tan, yellow...

This is another Paisley, but the first one on these blocks...

Here's a close up of my 'Pine Cones' and my Shell stitch. Oh and another Spider-web. The small flowers on the right are Mokuba Rosettes, made from picot ribbon.

~ooOOOoo~

My May Block - Yellow - 'Imagine'

My yellow block is a little bit brighter that this photo shows, it will be another addition to my "Jewel Box" wall hanging...

My "Pine Cones" in the middle and various stitches - and my 'Imagine' embellishment...

Close up of my SRE roses...

~ooOOOoo~

I'm now working on my June block - Pink... I'm also working on an Round Robin I have joined with the SSC Yahoo Group. I also have another 2 blocks to do for the "Christmas Cracker" Swap.

So stay tuned for more of my work in the next few months...

Projects for 2012

  One of my resolution for 2012 was to write more on my Blog, as it is I'm sure for most of you. Now it is the end of January already, and I have only just started.
My DH, Ray and I are determined to make 2012 a much better year for us, then the past 18 months. I have started stitching again, and have already finished one 6"x 6" block for the
CQJP 2012 Block challenge
 I'm actually doing 2 in 1 challenge, as on another group I'm in there is a challenge for "A Block a Month" with a different colour and theme. So I'm incorporating both into my blocks. I'm also doing them as a "Tone-On-Tone" theme.
 Other projects I've nominated myself for are a "Christmas Cracker Swap" and to make or finish a quilt for my sister for her 60th birthday. Thank goodness her birthday isn't until November. Now with January gone that only leaves me with 10 months to complete it... In between, in my spare time, I'll try to finish off a few UFOs as well.
 Here's my first block - January Silver/Dreams...

                       My naked block, mixture of lovely Silver Fabrics.

 

                     My finished block, had to add 'some' colour.

                                          

                        Details of the bottom right corner 'My Dream Garden'

                                    

My organza ribbon flowers, I may add more here

Details of my Pine Cone embroidery.

                                                 

                                     Close detail of my Brazilian Pine Cones.

                                                 

The right hand side of the block...

I'm Back Stitching Again... Wow!!!

It's been so long since my last confes... Uh??? Oh!!! LOL!!! I mean since my last posting, I've nearly forgotten what I have to do.

So much has been happening, since last year, but now things have settled down again and I'm almost back to normal. Then again -  what's normal???

I'm back into my stitching again, thank goodness, I thought for awhile last year I'd never stitch again!!! But here I am already signed up for 2 RRs and a Birthday ATC Swap.

These are my blocks for one RR with the  SCC Yahoo Group .

This RR is another Seams Only, and the idea of the RR is to build onto each row of stitching on each seam. Until such time as you're satified that no more can be added without over-doing it. These blocks are matching the large block (below) that I did for last years Seams Only RR.

I'm planing to place the 5 blocks on the left side and accross the bottom of this block. So I'm hoping that the girls will embellish the smaller blocks in a similar fashion

    

This is how I would like them to fit together, once the small blocks have been embellished with their seam treatments...

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...

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...

Anyone up for a challenge???

Anyone up for a challenge?
I decided to take up Rose Ann's, who has taken up Sandie's offer of a challenge, you can read about it here upon her blog. The first 5 people to respond to this challenge, via comments will each get a crazy patched postcard .The only catch is, you must also offer on your blog the same sort of offer. This is not an exchange where you send back to me, it's called 'paying it forward' to others who read your blog. I've decided to offer a crazy patched and embellished postcard. It may take some time to complete five of these babies, but you WILL receive it. Hmmm, I wonder who will bite first?