Christmas ornament, strawberry, wine colored

Strawberry, silk rouleaux ribbon, jewelery finding..

Hand embroidered feather stitch, tag with 'Merci' on it ...

 Another ornament I finished. It is made of wine colored  damask upholstery fabric. I think these ornaments can be used in any kind of decor arrangement really, not just Christmas.
Make sure to check in at Sharon B's Pintangle to see other work in progress by other artists.
Speaking of Christmas ornaments, check out this super fun idea here, Tresors de Luxe Lace .

Crushed velvet ribbon, Venice lace, felted wool leaves...

Turquoise blue silk, embellished crazy quilt style...

Silk heart Christmas ornament, turquoise blue silk....

The back is made of black corduroy.

I finished adding the embellishments to this Christmas ornament. I added Venice lace, trims and vintage buttons w metallic gold french knots. The back has a ribbon for hanging and a 'Merci' tag for fun. It's for sale in my etsy shop, Crazy Victoriana . There are more pictures there.
 I've been watching Pamela at Hokkaidokudasai , work on Christmas ornaments and I got in the spirit.

crazy quilt sewing bag, embellishing..

Pink pom-poms, what else??

                               I made this sewing bag from a crazy quilt I made just for this purpose.
                               I was able to get 3 sewing bags from it and about three pin cushions.
                               The pink pom-poms are so delicious. I will add some hand embroidery
                               next. Is there life without embellishment? I don't think so. I have seen
                               people who try to pretend there is no embellishment, as if it were a bad
                               word or something. I watch them and I secretly add to and embellish
                               every thing they are wearing and saying. Try it sometime.

"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.