Hi everyone hope your week is going good. Mine has been a busy one which is fine with me as I love to stay busy. I have been stitching, stitching and stitching. So I have new photos to share. I have made three more hearts for the Chain of Hearts group that I am in. One needs the seam treatments which will be done this evening then it will be ready to swap as well.

Almost forgot this heart is one that I have made to swap in another group that I am in called chain of hearts. I have recieved some very beautiful hearts and extras from the ladies in this group. I have to make pics of all of them and will be posting them in the next few days. But here is one I just finished for swapping.

Here are the pics of the milk glass that I purchased and recieved over the weekend. Some really nice finds. One is a relish platter, a hat vase and the one a friend bestowed upon me as a gift is a victorian lipstick holder in milk glass.

OK here is some lace that I have hand dyed with egg dye. The results are good, although I don't know if I will do this again. Takes too long to dry and I am not very good at waiting. Anyhow, I wanted to try my hand at it and see if I could get good results.

Hello everyone, I hope your day is going well and you are sewing and crafting all that you want. It has turned a little chilly here over the weekend, that being said we had a great weekend of just family time that we all really needed. We went to the zoo and to some flea markets where I found some great finds for my milk glass collection. Also, had a great victorian piece bestowed upon me as a gift from a friend that was here visiting. Have been sewing some also, and have pics of all to show today.

The first pic is of the block I just worked on for the purple color study rr that I am in. I am in the Groovy Grapes group. Today's pic is of Judy C's block. I hope she enjoys it as much as I enjoyed working on it. I had a lot of fun doing this block.

Last of the pics

OK here we go, I forgot to post these last two pics. And one is of my most favorite thing, the six yards of batik fabric in brown and teal which I may add that I purchased for a ridiculously low price. Mind you, I am not complaining I am thinking about going back and getting some more in a different print same colorway. At that price I can add more to my stash.

Happy Sewing Wendy

Some Great Finds

Ok I found some really great stuff over the last couple of days and thought I would post some of them. I had heard of cq cheater cloth and I finally found some at my local Hobby Lobby on yesterday. So, I bought a yard and a half. Then I found some lace at a huge savings, about eight yards for $2.52. About ten yards of the pink beads for $5.00, then some white beads with hearts and teardrops. The light lilac sheer is for dragonfly wings. And some waste canvas that I have been wanting to try. I think that is about it. Oh yea, no photo for this but I bought a green velvet dress at the thrift store for $2 and it had nearly four yards of very pretty bridal lace on the collar and cuffs. I am going to dye this with some egg dyes, just to try the process. This way I won't be out of too much money if it is not what I want. Will post pics of this when I do it. Have been enjoing the weather the last few days as it has been in the 70's. I guess that is all for now. Will post more later.

Happy Sewing,

Wendy

Some Pics of Us

Hi everyone, just wanted to post a few pics of us. My oldest daughter was not here so we still do not have a pic of all of us together. Hopefully soon we can all get together and snap a few shots of all of us. Doesn't mom look good! She is so much improved since her surgeries. God is so good to us. Hmm...no photo of my dad, will have to rectify that soon.

Happy Sewing,

Wendy

Another rainy day

Hi everyone, its another rainy day here. I am tired of the rain and cannot wait until we have more days of sunshine. No pics to post today. Although I may have some later on tonight to post, will have to wait and see. I am doing a cute dragon in an egg in redwork for my sister. She collects them and she fell this past week and fractured her back in two places, has three bulging discs and torn cartilage in her knee that she has already had surgery on. So, to cheer her up I decided to do her an egg with a cute dragon. Will post pics when I am finished with him. Only like his egg shell, so maybe later today.
Thank each of you for your comments on my work and that of my mom. She sends her thank yous as well. Today is one of those lazy days for us, something about this rain that makes me just want to sit and do nothing! Not good! I have way too much to do to just sit and do nothing. Anyhow, I may take pics of some other projects that I have been working on. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
Happy Sewing
Wendy

A Little Bit of Redwork

Hello again everyone, I decided to post some pics of my redwork teapots/cups that I did a while back. Hope you enjoy looking at them. This is a UFO that is waiting to be completed. It will be a wall hanging or lap quilt when finished. I just have not decided which, so it is on my to do list when I make up my mind what I want to do with them.

Happy Stitching

Wendy

Purple Color Study Update

Hello everyone, just an update on the progress of my purple color study rr. I have finished the seam embellishments and the patch that I am supposed to do on Lynn's block. Talk about getting out of your comfort zone. Working on a block that is not yours can be a bit intimidating. I hope she likes what I have done. I did use a bit of beading, as I am just learning to use beads. Have yet to use silk ribbon, so maybe I will learn that soon also. Anyhow, I am pleased with the results of the seam treatments and hope that she is also. I have it ready and waiting to mail out on April 1 and until then I will be working on my green block that I have started.

Happy Sewing

Wendy

Pics of Moms Purses

Ok last post of the night. These are the pics of my moms purses that she has been working on. She has painted each one and they are already sold. When she went for bloodwork for her surgery last week (it was minor) the lab techs order 3 of them. Then a lady at her bank seen hers and wanted one. So she has sold 4 in the last week. They are really cute. She is doing my 17yr. old daughter one with fairies, and has already done one with flowers for her. Mine is next. Before she got so sick with her heart she was doing blanket chests, and mine is waiting to be finished. She assured me it would be ready before we moved into our house. So, I know she is definately on the road to being whole again! Yea, praise God. Anyhow, here are the pics I promised.

Happy Sewing,

Wendy

My Green Color Study Block

Here is a pic of the green on green block that I did for the project that I am working on. I will have one in black, pink, blue, purple, and white for a total of six blocks in this project. They are all the same size, and will be for the front parlor.

The green turned out really nice, and I cannot wait to start work on it. I will post updates as I go along. But first things first I need to work on Lynn's block first. I already have in mind what I am going to do, so now all I have to do is draft it on paper first, then start the stitching.

Happy Sewing Everyone

Wendy

Purple Color Study RR Block Pic

Here is the pic of the purple color study rr block that I will be working on. This is Lynn's from MN. I am the first to work on her block and there will be a total of six in our group to work on each block. Now to get started on this great block.

Pictures of snow dust

Just thought I would post a few pics of the snow dust that we had on Sat. morning. It very rarely snows here, although in the early nineties we had a blizzard which brought us snow that was knee deep. I just thought I would post a few photos of this novelty. Like I said it was just a dusting of snow that melted as quick as the sun come up.

Purple Color Study RR Block

Hello everyone, I just received Lynn's block in the mail on Sat. for the rr that I am in on CQN. It is a very pretty block and I cannot wait to start on it. Although I will have to wait until I post a pic of it before any work is done on it as Lynn was not able to make a pic before it left home. So, I will be posting a pic here as well as on the group photo section.

In the meantime I will be planning what I will be stitching on her block. We are to do 2 seams and 1 patch on each block in the rr. I am so looking forward to this. We are to use only shades of purple, which I love as it is one of my favorite colors.

On another note, my mom is doing so much the better that she is finally painting and crafting some again. She has to do so in small quantities at a time, but this is a sure sign that she is doing much better as she loves to paint. During her recovery time while she had to stay in bed and sit a lot without doing much, she embroidered some ladies with hats on blocks for a wall hanging. I will post pics of those here soon also.

For me to see my mom back up and starting to feel like painting is a great feeling! There for a while the outlook was not so good. But, God intervened and she is well on her way to a full recovery. Thank you to all those who have lifted her up in your thoughts and prayers.

Also this past week my granddaughter broke the top of her foot on their dog kennel. I am going to make her a comfort doll I think. She has been learning to sew since we moved here and I am teaching her to stitch, so I thought this might cheer her up until she can sew on her machine again.(her pedal foot is the one she broke) I'll post a pic when I get it made. I did draw her off the cutest little rabbit with basket to stitch on while she is recouping for a gift for her mom for Easter. Will post a pic when she is finished with it.

Everything else is going along good now, still a bit homesick for Texas, or I should say all the friends that we left there. But it is better now than when we first arrived here. Although it is so good to be around family, which are all here except one brother and he is about 3hrs. away.

Well, enough of this rambling for today! It has been a good day here and I feel that more are to follow. Now I need to map out a plan for Lynn's block so I will be ready when I make a quick photo of it later on this evening.

Happy Sewing Everyone,
Wendy

Block for Purple Color Study RR

Hello everyone, I have just finished my block for the color study rr that is just starting. The color of this rr is purple, one of my favorite colors.

I have been working on a set of blocks for our home that we are buying and they are specific to what will be the front parlor in the house. It will be called the "peacock room", because that is the rooms theme. Any and everything to do with peacocks will be in this room. I know it will be my favorite room outside of my sewing studio.

Anyhow, I am really excited about this rr. The block is larger than the guidelines, but I have let the ladies know that they can do what they feel is acceptable under the guidelines and I will finish the rest when it comes back home to me.

I centered a glorious purple "peacock" in the center patch of the block. It will be hard waiting to see the finished product of this swap at the end of the rr which will end in August. Hmmmmmm............ that is going to be a long wait for me. But, in the meantime I will be working on each ladies block in my group, which is called the groovy grapes!

Also, I will be working on the other five that will be a part of this project. As I get them put together I will share them here for all to see.

Now to post pics of this block:

New Photo

Well I had to delete this photo and replace it because it just would not show up for some reason so here we go. I hope this one will work like it is supposed to. These are the first five in a group photo of my hearts. Three of them have already been swapped.

Happy Sewing

Wendy

Three New Hearts

OK here is the photo of the new hearts I have to trade. They turned out well I think. I actually made a total of ten hearts, but decided to keep two of them for myself. So I only have three new ones to post for trade.

I will be trading these in the group I am in at Chain of Hearts. This has been a lot of fun to do. Hope you enjoy looking at the hearts.

Wendy

Hello everyone hope your day has been going good. Today has been a slow day for sewing or any type of crafting. Did a lot of errands though so the day has not been wasted. I have swapped three of the five hearts that I have posted pics of. Five more are ready, but I need to post pics of them first. I really need to buy my own digital camera, I have great 35mm but they have to go out first. Anyhow, hope to be able to post pics on Monday as I am waiting to use my daughters camera.

I might be able to post pics of my other blocks as well. Hopefully my block for the color study rr will be ready to photo by then also. Also I have some more blocks that I am going to post also.

Since we have moved and all my things are in storage, I have been doing a lot of hand work to occupy myself with. I will be glad when we get to move into our house. Hopefully we will know something soon. Then I can get my sewing room up and runnning again. Until then I have started collecting a small amount of stash to have on hand at my moms. I have also gotten her into doing some handwork and now she is starting a pansy applique quilt top. Her energy level is improving daily. So we just take one day at a time. It is good to see her improving, I am so happy that we have had this time together and hope that we have many more years left to sew and quilt together. We may get to put a quilt in frames and quilt it together very soon. I will post some pics of her work here as well sometime this next week.

Keep those needles in motion
Wendy

Hello all

Just a small update on the hearts, I have swapped two of them and they are on their way to a new home. I will be posting five more sometime on tomorrow. It is rainy here and we are expecting storms all day tomorrow. So it seems that will be a good day to stay in and stitch.
I have two more blocks for a previous swap to finish, and then they will be ready to mail out. I also need to make my purple color study block for the rr on cq4n group. This will be the first time that I have participated in a rr. I am very excited about it. All but one piece of the fabric is from clothing that I had purchased last week at a local thrift store. All in all this block fabric wise is only going to cost me about $1.oo. That is so wonderful as I love a bargain. Anyhow I will be posting pics of that block as well. I missed the green color study rr, but I think I will still make the block and do it all myself, just for the practice of working with all one color.

Happy Sewing Everyone
Wendy

OOOOPS, I forgot one pink one and doubled up on another.

Single Photos

Okay here are some single photos of the hearts. Hope these are better.

Update for the new year

Ok, I am still here and trying to get back on track. Much has happened in the last six months. Things are just now starting to settle down some. I will try to update more regularly now that things have begun to settle down.

I have some things that I am finishing up because they are way tardy and I need to get finished with them before I continue with any type of new work.

Anyhow, I am moving on with the new year.

I have joined a group that trades crazy quilted and embellished hearts. I am working on ten at the moment. When they are embellished I will post here and on the group so I can swap them. This is going to be fun. I will use the hearts to make a wall hanging with. I am excited about getting them from all over the world.

I have not done too much stitching as most of my things are still in storage and I don't have access to my stash and so forth. But I do have enough to do the little hearts with as I can use some fabric from cut up dresses that I have purchased at the local thrift store. My thread supply is limited but I am making do with what I have. Hopefully I will have pics in the next day or so.

Happy Sewing
Wendy

Well we made our move and everything is in storage which is not fun! Having a time with needing what is still in storage. Although I did keep out most of my sewing supplies. My mom had to have a second surgery so that has put me a little behind. But that is ok, as now she can be on the mend. I have some photos but have not had time to upload and post them as of yet. I am in a couple of swaps and am anticipating the exchanges.
Working on the blocks help me to keep my hands and my mind busy during my moms recovery. We hope to be able to bring her home soon. She wants me to show her how to crazy quilt when she recovers enough to be able to do any sewing. So I am looking forward to doing that with her. I am going to make her a heart and present it to her when she comes home to help cheer her up. She so liked the blocks that I have been working on. I am going to try and get her some stash built up while she recovers, that way she can start a block soon. I am going to make her a few blocks up out of my stash for her to embroider while she is in the bed. As she feels better and can sit at a machine I will teach her the method I use to make the blocks. I need to find a place to buy fabrics for her as there is no local quilt shop in the town. I will be looking on the internet for a place to go and pick up a few supplies to get her started. She likes pinks and blues, so that should be fairly easy for me to find. Kinda like Christmas in Sept. for her! I am just happy that they have her heart finally fixed and she will soon be better than she was before the surgery.
I hope to be able to get some of my blocks completed soon. I will post pics of the blocks I receive in return when they arrive. I will also post a pic of the heart that I am doing for her as well as for two other ladies on another board that I am on. They are both recovering from surgery and this will be to help cheer them up as well.
My fall season to season block should be arriving soon at the hostess's home and then I will receive a block from my swap partner to finish embellishing. Will post pics of that as well when I am able. Time to go embellish some blocks. Happy sewing everyone!