Yes another block to work on!

Yes! I got the last block I need to work on in the mail today for the black and white RR I am in. So excited. Since I am the last to work on the blocks I get my choice between 2. One black and one white. Now to decide.....they are both challenging and pretty!

I will post a picture when I finish one:)

Here is a pic of the two block choices.

Beads......what do you use?

Hello,

I am just learning to use beads in various ways on Crazy Quilts. I find I love using the petite seed beads, There is just so elegant to me. I do use other seed beads. They seem to have so many uses. On one of the email lists they are having a bead buy. Boy I would of loved to been able to do that.

I am learning very slowly how to do bead embroidery. I have the books Bead Embroidery by Yukiko Ogura and Beaded Crazy Quilting, which both have some very awesome ideas. Although I would like to learn to do whole motifs with beads. You know similar to how you do a embroidered motif. I still need to learn that. Waiting to figure out how.

So on to what I ask of you:

I was wondering what are your favorite beads to use and why?

It will neat to see what there is out there and how you use it, if you have links to work you have done, please feel free to post them in your comment. I would love to see your work!!!

Have a Stupendous Friday everyone!

Ann

Last block in Spiders 2 done:)

I finished my last block in the Spiders 2 RR I was in. I got the thread and was able to finish the tree. I am so happy. So here is what I did.


I did a web and spider on the top right hand corner with a feather stitch vine going through it. I used a brown button hole silk for the web and a darker red button hole silk for the spider.


My tree is done with Victoria Clayton's Autumn leaves 6 strand silk, I used 2 and a half skeins in French knots. I used a brown DMC cotton floss of the tree trunk. I tilted the tree on purpose to give it a not to realistic look, I wanted it to look more exaggerated, crazy quilt style;)

I used a gold petite treasure braid for the web and a DMC floss for the spider.

I used White silk Perle from Victoria Clayton to make a chain stitch mounds below the tree.

I added some treatment to the seam behind the tree a stem stitch with lazy Daisy tops and bullion knots along them.


I sure hope she likes it, here is a picture of all the work on the whole block, I think it turned out gorgeous. I had the privilege of working with some amazing crazy quilters.


So I am all caught up on my round Robins, waiting for my last block in the black and White RR and then I am done. It has been great!!!

Have a wonderful Sunday evening everyone!

Ann

Skye's Black and White block done!!

While I waited for the thread I spoke about in a previous post to finish a different RR block. I worked on the black and white block I had waiting. I finally got it done tonight. I sure hope Skye likes it. She asked for black, white and Silver to be used. I picked a block that had a nice size middle and decided to do some trees. Here the finished block:)



I am finally off to bed, have a wonderful morning everyone!

Ann

My Spider block is home!!!

I participated in a RR that the theme is Spiders. My block arrived home today and oh boy did it turn out Gorgeous. I am so excited! I am going to make it into a pillow for our living room.

I just want to thank the ladies who worked on my block, they did a fantastic job!! Thank you Janet, Kerry, Cobi, Simona and Debbie for all your lovely work on my block.

I have to share the picture with all of you, I hope you love it as much as I do! :


Thank you Ladies for stopping by! I will post more soon!


Ann

progress on my RR blocks

Well I was happily working on one of the RR blocks I have. I am making a tree with french knots, I was using the autumn leaves silk floss from hand-dyedfibers.com, I used 2 skeins and ran out before my tree was done. Oh bugger. So I ordered 2 more, they are cheap and shipping is only 2 bucks, so I should be back on track later this week:) The color of the thread is just gorgeous. If your working on any Autumn colored project it is worth having. I will post a picture when I am done with it. it did give me a chance to work on the black and white RR block I have so they are both moving forward. I will post a picture of it too when I am done!

Well I am heading off to finish writing my 2 interviews for CQI newsletter.

Have a great day Ladies!


Ann

Blog giveaway!!

Karen reached her 100th post and is having a giveaway to celebrate. Here is her blog: http://sadiessilkenthreads.blogspot.com/

Go check out her cool finds and the rest of her blog. You wont be disappointed:)


Ann