Finished H&H for Sendai CQ square

Ok I finally finished the square embellishment for the Sendai block for Leslie. Here's the photo for the finalized piece.

Final

Seam detail

Lace Seam detail

Seeding detail

Crazy Quilt name tag

A while back I joined a quilting group - "Going to Pieces" - that meets at one of my favorite fabric stores. One thing I noticed is that many of them had quilted little name tags. Some are really cool. They even have a rule that one contributes a quarter every time one attends a meeting without one.

Well, it's been several months now I've gone without a name tag. Also found out that I'm the only crazy quilter in the group.

So, last month decided it was about time to make a name tag. Am not sure why but it seemed like the thing to do. What was amazing is that the idea seemed to gel and take off. The next thing I knew, some small scraps and a bit of heavy felt and the tag really started to come together. It pieced together in no time.

Had to sit and look at it for a bit to figure out how to start embellishing it. Finally put needle and thread to the cloth. Again things have started to take off. 

In the online Crazy Quilting International group they have a basic stitch of the week to use to make a seam. A recent one is the encrusted beading stitch. Got to use this stitch on the center of the flower.  I also used some bugle beads to make my name on the tag.

Here's some pictures of the the name tag under embellishment.

This the tag in the orientation I'll wear it.

Close up of the encrusted beaded stitch in center of flower.

 

 

Closer look.

This is a fun little project.

First Crazy Quilt Round Robin with CQI - FFT #15 Naked Block

 This is my first Crazy Quilt (CQ) square for a CQI (Crazy Quilt International ) "Fabulous First Timer" (FFT) Round Robin (RR)! CQI is an online group of wonderfully talented ladies that promote and participate in crazy quilting projects of extraordinary beauty. I am honored to have recently joined the group. The experience has been wonderful so far.

Everyone who joins starts out participating in a "Fabulous First Timer" (FFT) Round Robin (RR) activity.  These are where 5 members work on one block from each RR member to get they feet wet in crazy quilting so to speak. I was lucky to get into FFT # 15 - anything goes! That started this month.

I lucked out and recently found some beautiful fabrics just waiting to be pieced together. They begged to be worked on. I love it when a design comes together! I'm waiting with baited breath to see what my RR mates make of it. Hee. Hee. Hee.