My latest project has been this block for the Crazy Quilting International Group. It will be a quilt made out of blocks in the colors of the flag for each country we have members in.I was lucky to sign up and got my German Flag. We did not have to make the block as a flag but use the colors of each flag as the background. So there is a lot of things we can put on our blocks and I have started with some seam treatments .For the black part of my flag the seams are embroidered in red & yellow, the red part is embroidered in yellow & black and for the gold part of the flag I used black & red only. Now that my background is ready to be worked on I decided on the placement of the Autobahn. Oh yes, I miss the Autobahn! Roses frame the first Castle and thinking of my brother who actually is working in One. His job for the German Government is in the wonderful New Castle in Stuttgart and it will be a must for me to put it on this block later.With my love for dogs you know that a German Shepard will protect my block and I wonder if I have enough room to show of all the things I love about my German Hometown.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Crazy Quilting International Up Date
My latest project has been this block for the Crazy Quilting International Group. It will be a quilt made out of blocks in the colors of the flag for each country we have members in.I was lucky to sign up and got my German Flag. We did not have to make the block as a flag but use the colors of each flag as the background. So there is a lot of things we can put on our blocks and I have started with some seam treatments .For the black part of my flag the seams are embroidered in red & yellow, the red part is embroidered in yellow & black and for the gold part of the flag I used black & red only. Now that my background is ready to be worked on I decided on the placement of the Autobahn. Oh yes, I miss the Autobahn! Roses frame the first Castle and thinking of my brother who actually is working in One. His job for the German Government is in the wonderful New Castle in Stuttgart and it will be a must for me to put it on this block later.With my love for dogs you know that a German Shepard will protect my block and I wonder if I have enough room to show of all the things I love about my German Hometown.
Crazy Quilting finished Blocks
Sunday, February 20, 2011
My new Lace knitting project
I went to see my boy`s yesterday . After cleaning up a little and doing some laundry my Husband and I had lunch. We went home and I took a nap. I know I should have finished Wendy`s jewels on black block but instead I checked out some German knitting blogs.Here I found a pattern for my first try to knit lace.It is called Birch bottom Up.Took me a little to get started using the lace yarn I had bought last year. My needles are smaller then I`m used to and it just takes for ever to see a result.But I think I will like it when it is done.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Autumn Block
I was just finishing up this wonderful little Autumn Themed Block for Deloris. Since she wanted to see what seam treatments we could come up with I spend more time on them. Seam treatments are not my strong point and so this was a challenge for me. Here I used velvet ribbon ,beads and a satin leaf trimm. Then embroidered my Berry`s with this wonderful varigated pearl floss from Evening Star Design added a few velvet leafs and this block is done! I do hope that the owner will enjoy it, I sure had fun working on it.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
New Pillow cases
It has been a rather nasty outside,just cold and everything looked gray and dark. It is to start snowing again tonight or tomorrow. I was so happy to have lunch with my two son`s in Abilene,Kansas,at La Fiesta. This is a really good restaurant for our area. So after lunch we got home and my Husband made a fire in the fireplace , it got all warm,nice and cozy. I took a nap till my DH brought my coffee and I decided to make some colorful pillow cases.I do love the way the different fabric lines work together.
Friday, February 4, 2011
I need help!
I have been looking at this green for sometime now and wonder if it is to much color?
I have been working on this top today and just can`t make up my mind about a border.The green fabric is just as bright and I`m not sure if it takes away from the quilt top.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
German Flag Block
I have signed up to make a block in the colors of the German flag for the CQI group I belong to. So today with this very cold snow day I started to work on it and have now finished my "Naked Block" Mine is just one of many, all the blocks will later be assembled to make one big quilt embroidered and decorated in Crazy quilt style
The snow storm has started
This morning Dr. A decided to keep the office closed. Yeah I have a snow day! But no new block `s to work on. So I just took a picture of Helinae`s block from the Autumn DYB RR. This is one of my favorite tree`s I have made so far. I love the colors in the fabric and so proud of my two seam treatments ,never have I done any so elaborate . I first stitched my tree and then got my wool roving's out to felt a little, added my beads and satin leaves and Voila it is finished. I hope it will be enjoyed as much as I enjoyed working on it.
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