Purple WIP

This is an old DMC pattern All Rings with lots of cut and tie. It all starts with a small ring of 4 petals not connected. The small ring connects to the larger ring  (the small ring in the center).

 When making the small ring to connect there is always a small gap. On the first ring of the 4 pedals, working the first DS next I added a P  (I could use a Mock p in the beginning) and continue the stitch count weaving the beginning thread into the stitches. One less thread to weave in. Then tatted the next 3 petal rings. When the last ring is completed I joined to the beginning P and sewed the thread in. No more gap.

When making the big round to avoid another loose thread I used SSSR. Working the method above for the first 3 rings. On the 4th petal ring work the ring to the last P and make the SSSR.

CL the ring,  join to the first ring and make the loop around the shuttle and ring now close with the shuttle and you are ready to start the outer ring. This makes for a nice smooth and even rings when connecting to each other with no gaps and only one thread to weave in at the end of the round.

I suppose one could continue with SSSR making another small ring for connections but that is way too much brain power. I am happy the way it is!!! Besides it is good practice to weave some threads in!!(:

 

Gina Butler has an excellent video below for SSSR

• Single Shuttle Split Ring - YouTube

  www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXvNRaaxV14

  • By Gina Butler ·
  • 4 min ·
  • 147 views ·
  • Added Mar 31, 2013

  This is the technique that Matthew Takeda created. It is shared on Bina Madden's site with his permission http://www.paradisetreasures.com/pdf/...

 

 

                                              It is growing!! Time to do some measuring. (:

                                                                     Sun Set in NM

CQ Strip

The last Embroidery  side strip is finished and will be added to the left side of the crazy quilt below. Will be working on the top strip next month.

Tazzie, CQ Doggie

 

  

Tazzie meets Tazz

Tazzie meets Tazzie!!

This was my entry for the Crazy Quilts are Quilts too!  Tazzie was a fun project to make and embellished.

The pattern is by Helen at Bustle and Sew http://bustleandsew.com . She has a lot of cute patterns.

I did not win this year but there were a lot of beautiful projects. Congratulation to all the three winners and people who entered their work.

The winner of the Draw is........    Lucky #10.....

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                              Congratulations Judy. Send me an email with your address..(:

 

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Snowman Quilting

Baby Quilt showing the many ways to hand applique.

Easy Street, sewing strips to make  16 Blocks.

Hand Quilting the Snowman Quilt. Tools of the trade are Clover Chalk Wheel, #5 mechanical pencil, ruler and scissors. The side is over half way quilted.

I paid $20 three years ago for this Qsnap frame. I now know why this person never used it. Those half rounds are very hard and almost impossible to snap around the frame. To protect the embroidery I used a thin muslin on top of the quilt before getting them to snap on. Because these are hard to add I most likely will not use it again.

Hand Quilting

Monday, May 13th, Celebrate Hand Quilting  http://celebratehandquilting.blogspot.com is having a hand quilting blog hop!

Hearts all around the border.

Love feathers!!

Here is my current project. Working on the borders.

 

CQ Bear Giveaway

         

 I am giving away a pieced, CQ Bear with all the trimmings below.

Meet Bruno, the CQ Bear. I have made many of these bears the last 10 years for foster children.

In 2007 I made my first CQ Bear.

The Give A Way is a Bear for you to Embellish.

                                                                 Back side with NM RT 66 road map!

Enclosed will be some embellishments.

   Also a New Mexico statehood quarter.  I live in New Mexico!!!

The random drawing will be May 21.

 

Crazy Quilts Are Quilts Too Quilt Show

This is the second year Thearica Burroughs at Pigtales and Quilts blog www.pigtalesandquilts.com is hosting a crazy quilt show.

Thearica, a wonderful crazy quilter, has set up a show for all of us Crazies to show off our "hand" work. Most of us use a machine to quilt the pieces but all the stitches and laces are sewen by hand. Sometimes a seam will take me an hour to finish it but it is so rewarding.

 

Doily and Quilt Block

The Doily is completed!!  I have added the Three Leaf Clover pattern by Sharon Albers to the final round of the Blue Doily by Eileen Stafford. I wanted the doily to be larger and the Three Leaf Clover pattern filled it out. 

The local quilt shop has 2 blocks per month. The beginning blocks were all pieced using 1/2 square triangles. This time it is machine applique. I used a satin stitch on the light blue and blind hem stitch for the melons. Found this old button for the center. The melons are padded with bamboo batting.