Block 2

Here is what the second block looked like before I started on it.

And here it is after my additions

I purchased Nancy Eha's Bead Creative Like Crazy and used the pattern from her book for the beaded feather stitch. It's a wonderful book to have in your collection.

Lesson 4

I am so loving these lessons! I was really proud of this lesson. Can't wait for the next one. I bought the book Long and Short Stitch Embroidery by Trish Burr. It has some beautiful flowers in it that I want to do.

Blog GiveAway

Pat Winters is having an awesome giveaway on her blog . Go take a look at the beautiful bird nest necklace she will be giving away to some lucky person.

Crazy and Sane

In the first block I had added one of my tatted flowers to it. With the background colors the tatting wasn't showing up that well. So I decided to do a little thread painting to cover the background up. I think it looks lots better now. Now to move on to the second block.

New Embroidery Stand

I'm in love.....lol!! Really though I am so glad I purchased this embroidery stand.
I am so tired of my hoops leaving marks,,now I won't have that problem anymore. I'm going to go buy another scroll the same size as this one , that way I will be able to keep my projects on them till I'm done. I'm fixing to be doing stumpwork and gold work so I needed something to be able to keep my work in. I got this at Hobby Lobby, but don't ask me the name of it. Threw the box away and can't remember. lol Oh well!
Now I have a place for my work where I can sit and stare at it till it speaks to me.

Big Giveaway

Jo at No Matter Where I Go, I always meet myself There is having a fantastic giveaway for her 600th blog post.
Take a look at Jo's Etsy shop at all her beautiful items for sale. Jo also has a vintage Etsy shop. Talk about some awesome items there!

Goldwork

I've been slowly buying goldwork supplies. I have been wanting to learn to do this beautiful embroidery. Here are a few supplies, it's not much but it's a start for me to see which ones I like and don't like. lol

Lesson 3

I had the chance to get caught up and got Lesson 3 done today. I like the results better on the triangles. I know the more I do the easier it will get.

Lesson Two

Well, lesson two is finished. Don't know if I'm happy with it, but it's a start. Mary says this lesson is just to get us used to the stitching,,the next lesson will blend better. I hope so, cause I don't think this is blending to well,,but of course this is all new to me, so I know by the time I finish this course I should be really good at it.

Lesson One

If you've wanted to learn to Thread Paint now is the perfect opportunity to learn. Mary Corbet of NeedlenThread is giving everyone a great opportunity to learn the Long and Short Stitch (thread paint).
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The first lesson Mary shows how to organize your threads. Here's my threads all ready to go.

And here is the pattern where I will be learning how to do this fabulous stitch. Lesson 2 was posted today. I have read over the instructions and watched the video and am ready to go.

Crazy and Sane Block 1

This is block one of my Crazy and Sane Quilt. As you know these blocks were made up from a bunch of ladies in my quilting group I belonged to 5 years ago. I have had them all this time and finally decided to do something with them. This first block I wasn't really happy with the fabrics chosen so I added some things to change it up a bit.


The beautiful heart was made from Maureen Bond. I belonged to the Chain of Hearts group and received this heart from her. So I appliqued it on, then added some lace. Added my dragonfly, and my tatted flower.I am hoping I can pull these all together. It's definately going to be a challenge.

The next block I will be working on has some beautiful fabrics in it, so it will be lots smoother to complete I believe.