"Prairie" Crazy Quilt sewing kit..

Hand embroidery, beads, mother of pearl buttons added..

More beads, hand embroidery added here.

I got quite a bit added to my sewing kit, Prairie #2 in a series of three, a personal challenge to keep the same theme. All three were cut from the same crazy quilt piece. Check out Pintangle  to keep up with projects in progress, inspiring.

Couched ribbon, vintage glass beads added here.

Stem stitch, bullion, french knots.

Barn Raising Red quilt

Barn Raising Red, approx. 21"x21"

 This small quilt is made of log cabin blocks in the pattern barn raising. The prints are small with a lot of calicoes. I designed and pieced it and hand quilted it. It is laying on another quilt, the red and black check binding defines its dimensions. I really like the log cabin block because of the many fascinating patterns possible. Using complimentary colors makes it striking.

Back view, I wanted to use a few of the beautiful calicoes.

"Crazy" hand embroidery added......

Hand embroidery added, stem stitch, bullion, french knots...

 

            This week has been busy. I've made a little progress on my sewing kit, some more buttons
and beads to add. I have found a crazy quilt/embellishment resource, Flights of Fancy Boutique ,
beautiful ribbons etc. lots of fun to browse.
For sure, Sharon B's Work in Progress Wednesday, is full of inspiration following the progress of projects being worked on and completed by very talented artists.

Happy Friday from pear heaven..

Gorgeous delta pears.

 We took a day trip to the Sacramento River Delta today. So much beauty, so many orchards and vineyards, very lovely. I bought 10 lb.s of pears for $10.00 what a good deal. I plan on making pear jam, scrumptious.
Stop and enjoy something beautiful today and happy Friday!

Sacramento River delta grown pears.

10 lb.s of pears for $10.00, great price.

Crazy Quilt sewing kit progress...

Beads and french knots added.

Daisies pinned on, it took me a long time to decide where I wanted them.

Daisies pinned, I will hand sew them on.

 I added beads and french knots over the weekend. I'm finally happy with the daisies, I started to fixate about where to put them and then realized I had to relax about it. Then of course every thing falls into place.  Sharon B's WIP , is very inspiring to keep the progress moving forward with tips and ideas. It' fun seeing what others are accomplishing.

The pocket with daisies in the corner, I love the pizzazz.

Another view....

Embellishing Half Doll Pincushion.....

I have added silk yo-yo's & tatted lace...

I've also added some lovely roses from Tresors de Luxe...

 This is my half-doll pin cushion, I haven't named her yet. I have fun embellishing her one way and then changing things around another day. She is very fickle, as I am.
The roses are from, Tresors de luxe . The French ribbon rose is from, Meadow Street .
I made the silk yo-yo's, the tatted lace is from my stash. Where did I get that anyway? I need more. The vintage jewelry piece is from my grandmothers collection, I only got a few pieces of that.
Happy Friday, remember to find something beautiful!

Closer view, the silk rose is from MeadowStreet.com.

Happy with progress on Crazy Quilt sewing kit....

"Prairie" #2 sewing kit, back opened out...

Braid added, feather stitch too.

I added braid and hand embroidery to the pocket.

 I've made some progress I'm happy with. I was fixating on embellishment choices last week.Then it dawned on me that I was getting burned out! So back to having fun with inspiration and looking at other projects and just generally relaxing a little. It's amazing how easy it is to forget that. A good place for inspiration is Sharon B's WIP Wednesday . Tresors de Luxe blog is very inspiring and there are always great examples of beautiful compositions and lovely embellishments. I consider mixed media another form of crazy quilting.

Closer view of embellishments and felted wool needle keep.

I like this view with the prairie points and embellishments together.