It's been a while....

Hi Friends! It has been quite a while since I've sat down and typed out a blog entry, and boy oh boy have I been busy!

I've made several gifts for my wonderful friends and family, done a couple of Round Robins and made some 3 inch squares for a swap! So, let me take you on a photo journey of the past month or so!

First, this is a little fat notebook I made for Lisa. She's the closest thing to a sister I have these days! The picture is Alyssa, her daughter, my neice, last Christmas. I thought it was so cute!

The next set of pictures, is another little fat notebook I made for Lesa, Co Owner of CQ for Newbies. I made it as her something special for her birthday baggy, and to say a hardy thank you for running a great list with JK!

The next set of pictures are of a heart shaped pouch I made for JK, my dear friend and almost Mom! She has been so good to me for the past few years! It is amazing how close people can become that never meet face to face.
This is another fat little notebook I made, this one is for JK as well. I got to use the hot fix crystal set that she sent me for my birthday on this one! I was so excited! I think they made a lovely accent for the scalloped seam treatment.

Yet another gift I made for JK, this one is a brag book photo album. I used oriental fabrics for this one! I have never worked with all black fabrics and I absolutely LOVE how this one turned out!




Next is the 3 inch squares that I made for a swap over at CQ for Newbies. I had a ball working on these little fellas!



I hope the ladies that recieve them like them!




The next set of pictures are of Sue's Round Robin. It's the next in the Your Choice Round Robin group. Her block is going to a photo album cover and it's theme is Red Hat Society. I had too much fun working on this for her! It is really big, so I went nuts!



This first picture is a red hat applique I added, along with the red and purple stars and the seam treatments around it. On the left, I added funky purple yarn, and along the bottom I did a cretan stitch with detached chain over the top with a seed bead.

This patch I did a silk ribbon weaving pattern that JK sent me when I first started into CQ a year ago. I used plain white silk ribbon for the actual weaving, then I dyed the purple ribbon for the roses and the leaves using the microwave dyes from RibbonSmyth. I also added the seam treatments around it. On the left is groups of detached chain stitches with a small metallic bead. Along the bottom, there is a row of cretans with a row of herringbones on top of them.
This patch, I added a purple butterfly applique, and did all of the work around it. The curlicues are topped with metal flower beads. On the left I added a piece of red braid that has red bead woven into it. Along the bottom, I did a diamond pattern with straight stitches, and added fargo roses with a red seed bead on top.
On this patch, I added the silk ribbon roses, the necklace and the camera. The roses are dyed with the same dyes from RibbonSmyth, spider web roses using 7 MM ribbon. The necklace I used my wonderful hot fix crystals that JK sent me, and added the pale pink heart as a charm. I also added the camera since it IS a photo album cover!
On this patch I added yet another applique. This one is so pretty! I also added the seam treatments all the way around this patch. Across the top I did the curlicue thingy, down both sides I did feather stitches in varigated EdMar threads. Across the bottom I added a piece of heart lace with straight stitches. At the top of the straight stitches I added a french knot.
This is a lonely seam that didn't have anything on it, so I did it too! This is a row of Chevrons with 3 detached chain stitches nestled in the point with a seed bead.


And for the finale....Lori's Ariel block! I was the first to work on this great block, and I had such a hard time starting! Of course, once I got started I had a hard time stopping!

This block, I started off adding the piece of ribbon with Flounder on it. Across the top I added a row of lobsters, or Sebastians. on either end of the ribbon I added gold starfish. Underneath the ribbon I did a patch full of seaweed. The pearls are supposed to be bubbles. Along the bottom, I added clam sequins with pearls in the middle. Down the left side, I added some red funky yarn that I thought looked like a sea anemone. Down the right I did little fishes with pearls in between.
This is an adjacent seam that I did on the same block. It is a row of herringbones with 5 straight stitches in the middle of each herringbone. On the tips of the herringbones, I added 3 pearls in decreasing size.
Okay, that's the end to my photo journey of what I have been up to for the past month!

Have a wonderful evening all!

Christy