TaDa.....

I am so loving this block...it turned out way better than I thought...the colors and patterns on the fabric are so gorgeous...a closeup of the center which is fussy cut...

The colors are awesome...lovely purples, greens with hints of red and a touch of turquoise...sigh.....I just love it....

I already have another one cut and ready to piece this coming week...I have no idea what these will become as of yet...it could possibly be a quilt down the road...we shall see...maybe a table runner....hmmmmm...plenty of time to decide as I am just enjoying the process of making these lovely blocks when the mood hits...it is a nice break from all the stars, hexies and yoyo's that have taken over my life lately...see you next time...linking up at Life Under Quilts....
Wendy

Have You...

Seen these lovely blocks floating around blogland and pinterest? They are called Lucy Boston, Patchwork of The Crosses and they are ever so lovely...This is my first one I will be sewing together on tonight...whats on your agenda for tonight? I will be back tomorrow on this post with a pic of the finished block, see you then...
Wendy

Under the Machine...

Quilting is about to commence on this little 12 inch mini...soon to be flying off to its new home...this is for the 12 inch Mini Club hosted by Cheryl here...is this coming to live with you? I used Jazmine's flops as a pattern and in exchange I am also making one for her room as well...off to quilt this up and package it for mailing off tomorrow afternoon...
Wendy

Nest....

Builders of this kind are not allowed on our property...too many in the family that are deathly allergic...

these bad boys were removed this past weekend...there were hundreds inside packed in like sardines...that one in the corner looks like he is peeking out the world...

A bit of fuel and these evil hornets went to hornet heaven...so glad to be rid of them...now the yard is safe once again...

Wendy

FNSI...The Results

I am late in posting my results from the FNSI for this month...first up I worked a few more rows on the knitted shawl I am working on...this is being worked on huge needles to give it a loosely woven fabric...as it is a basic knit I am doing well...yay for me....next up...

I worked on my klosjes again as it has been a while since I made any new ones...three more to the stack...and I now have a large stack ready to sew together...

Finally more yoyo's cut and ready to go...these are easy to sew, just have been put on the back burner as I was bored with making them...this project will take a huge amount of these, so I consider it a long time work in progress...no hurry, it will get done when done...what did you get up to? You can go here to see what everyone else did during the sew in...
Wendy

Playing With....

Snippet cloth again...I am loving how this is coming along...even on its own it is looking like a crazy quilt...how awesome is that!:) 

I am so happy about this outcome...this piece will be large to be sure, but will be cut up and used in the crazy quilt I am making for my final project in Alchemy with Karen Ruane...I will forever call this "Crazy Snippet Cloth" in honor of crazy quilts...one more peek at my lovely cloth in progress...

On this past Saturday the hubs and I went to a local charity shop and look what I found...

These are 100% linen table mats and napkins...eight in total...these are vintage but new in the package...just beautiful and I could not pass them up, so they came home with me...

There are eight of each...the table mat is 20 inches wide and 19 1/2 inches tall...the napkins are 20 inch squares....just lovely...the weight and feel of these table linens are so wonderful...I have plans to use these in a future wrapping cloth...

I am sure these will be finding their way into several projects along the way...I also came across this spool of vintage trim...

the pic does not do it justice...it is a deep chocolate brown color and so very rich looking...I am thinking this is embroidery anglaise but am not sure...there are about 20yds here...I am off to work some more on my crazy snippet cloth so I can start piecing together the actual project...keep calm and stitch on,
Wendy

P/S...don't forget FNSI is this Friday, which for us in the states is tomorrow...do go here and sign up if you have not already done so...

And Then There Were Two....

I had no idea that these dolls would be addictive...but they are...I have finished another one which I am calling "Off To The Ball"...

she is made with vintage lace as well as new lace, ribbons and beading...her over skirt is made of ruched tulle that sparkles and her skirt is fuller than the first one I made...she is my favorite of the two I have made...I am thinking of one in red/black lace...

such glorious sunshine today after two weeks of rain every single day...I could not resist these lovely clouds in the sky...

Coy gave me this lovely little basket of flowers for Mother's day and it has been in bloom all this time...lot's of little blooms ready to burst forth...and the roses are beautiful and still blooming...off to work on some snippet cloth as I am making a really large piece so that I can cut it up to use in a crazy block...I am really enjoying the process of making this cloth...talk soon...
Wendy

Lace, Scrim and Images

Blogger is not playing nice and my pic below is turned to the side...sorry about that...

I made this lovely doll using the tutorial I found here on Lilla's blog and it comes together quickly and is very satisfying to have a finished project in a short amount of time...Lilla has some very pretty projects on her blog...she also has a you tube channel with some of her tuts...this is the one for the paper doll with lace....

I had so much fun making my doll and I plan to make more of these in the future...now go on over and have a look see at Lilla'a blog, you will be so glad that you did...you can also find Lilla's other projects at the link listed below for youtube...
 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_Lr971GHcEGb4NUJr2IBA
Enjoy,
Wendy

Hexagons...

 I just love hexagons and everything connected with them...they are so much fun to work with and I have several projects on the go...this is a newer one that I am working on...

a total of 13 blocks will be made for this quilt using fq's that I have been saving...this is the first one....I really, really like this one...sigh...I really love this fq and hate to cut into it...but I really like how this project is going to come together and give me big sections of each of the fq's that I use...which in turn makes me really happy...the lower pic is a truer representation of the colors in the block...I took this on a rainy day so not the best pic...
Wendy

Playing...

Yesterday I spent a few minutes at the machine making scrim lace and snippet cloth...now I am adding stitch and will show that in a later post...lovely bullions, knots and other wonderful stitches being put to fabric...

Using bits and pieces on both the lace and snippet cloth from grans dress...I love the process of making scrim lace...pulled out my tablecloth I am working on to add more to it as well...sigh...

This is what my desk looked like when I was finished with the two pieces for my ledger...these are samples for my project...such pretty one of a kind fabric and lace made by me...sigh....love it...
Wendy