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Saturday, March 23, 2024

CQJP, RSC Progress

 And anything else that I joined willy-nilly to throw on the pile??

Anybody?      Anybody?

SO last month I was asked if I would help making costumes for Woodinville Reperatory Theaters production of "Act a Lady" I said yes aaaannnd Cue the chaos.

It was more a case of chaos in my normal staid  boring routine

Pick up another hobby and wouldn't you know it, 

Quilt guild called and would like their Quilter back, please, we're backlogged.

a daughter called and wants to surprise a girlfriend with a "Mom" made quilt, 

taxes need doing and there is this trip coming up I need to pack for soon


and did I say there was progress? Sheesh.


Now do I mind all this chaos? No, not really.

Am I going to bitch about it? Yes, a little.

I wouldn't be m'mothers daughter if I didn't.

Here are 9 of the 12 blocks I made for the 

Rainbow scrap challenge with this months color Purple

These are so simple to throw together It's like I knew, sOmewhere down the line, this year I was going to be busy

We are now working on the left side of the Ellie

where I have decided I need to break up some of the really big patches with something that makes them look not so big

And blank

Starting at this "corner" where several patches come together and make a lump underneath 

I Appliqued this patch over the lump then went in back, made a slit in the backing, cut away all the extra fabric making the lump blessedly flat

So I could then embroider a big eye right where the lump was. 

 When you start a project, even if, you have drawn it out 

and planned your piece you can't always predict 

what you are going to have to trouble-shoot.

or just shoot.

a border of daisy lace trim makes it stand out and blend in

Don't ask me how that works, it just does 

Next a willow tree right in the middle of the big grey patch 

to break it up into a more easily handled visual 

and less intimidating blank space for me


Now on to the critters, Knew I wanted at least a bunny 

and a crow, we have a Larch willow in our backyard 

and crows like to perch on the crown of the tree 

there is almost always one there on a nice day

And our yard has a rotten rabbit problem that I have a love/hate relationship with.

They're OK when the population is kept to proper levels

but when there is a boom the little rat-finks will eat all my bulbs down to a nub, before they get a chance to store up energy for next year. 

The balance of nature is important.

Monday, March 18, 2024

Critter bom


Miss Birdie was made during my trip to my moms last April

I can't make up my mind weather she looks like 

a redbellied woodpecker or a house finch

and looks pretty much like the pattern 

only with more feathers in the wings

I had 2 weeks at my mom's

I got bored 





 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Filling in the flowers - CQJP 2024

It takes a long time to fill in one whole side to a 

20" x 16" ish elephant.


I added flowers to the cardinal corner


because he looked lonely floating over there all by his lonesome



Flower son the head



This is mostly the halfway point, where I always feel like it's awful and I have made a mess of it.


I have to keep reminding myself it will look different when it's stuffed


More flowers on the body


Lots of  silk ribbon roses made with 

Spiderweb, accordion, folded stitches


Also in there are white lilac in french knots

Fuchsias and a few random fantasy flowers

and lots and lots of leaves



Miss Mousie also got a couple of flowers


Finally this spiderweb 

Still not sure where it's occupant will go
 

Monday, March 11, 2024

Critter bom

Ribbet has no other pictures and neither do the next 3-4

I do like his green hide and blue belly

He also is as drawn out

I will try to do better but it's been a year so......

not everything is finished

I got side-tracked with the seasons applique quilt

I was sewing on these in the evening, during family time 

but that comes and goes, depending on what we are watching at the time


Monday, March 4, 2024

Critter bom

Next up is the Squirrel from last years Block of the month from Sue Spargo

He looks pretty much Like the pattern

I wussed out on this one but then I think I was tired



AAAANd hes done




I should have made his til fluffy at least....




I still may, it depends on what is left over 

from all the other  blocks
 

Monday, February 26, 2024

Critter Bom

 I got a Block of the month last year from Sue Spargo


It was a fun one!


Now if you have ever taken a class or gotten a BOM from her 

you know she doesn't like it if you share anything anywhere 



until the BOM is over,   

And since it's a year later, 

I'm going to start sharing!

< First up is Monsieur le Trash panda!




Now if you ask me, he looks NOTHing like the Raccoon pattern I was given, 

The raccoon pattern I was given looks nothing like a raccoon!

so I honestly fee like this one is all mine.

Go ahead fight me. I dare you.

I also decided that a bunch of the patterns look not like I think they should, 

So I will be "Fixing" them too.

Monday, February 19, 2024

CQJP 2024 Le Colibri

So here's where I start                                                                                                                                                                                             Make or find a sketch in a sketchbook, online,or other reference

Make little blue sketch on my target piece


And fill it in with stitches

I did underlay the dark teal wing part with a chain stitch 

initially to give it some definition and lift

To differentiate it from the rest of the wing

The dark color alone would do that but I wanted a little more

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Then I use 3-4 different colors of a graduated buttery yellow DMC                                                                                                                                                                                                     for the the wings, tail and body                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                And then magic!


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