French Country style quilt...

Blues, reds, creams, tans and brown in a  medallion quilt

Corner view, I designed and hand quilted this.

 I enjoy the French Country style. I designed this quilt with that style in mind, that peaceful, classic, unaffected look that is so comforting and enduring. I get inspiration for that look here, French General, and here, Just Lilla .
This is for sale in my Etsy shop, crazyvictoriana .

View of the back, "Simple Life."

Full view, I like the borders.

Purple Pansy out of Place??????

More beads added...

embellishments added,

 I have more embellishments and
buttons to add. I found the crocheted pansy at Vintage Vogue 
 This is the part where I get every thing balanced out, color, texture and composition. The big three must dance together well. I go to my inspiration sources for fresh insight, part of the adventure.

 
You know something? I'm not real
happy with that purple pansy there. It's just not right. What do you think?



 

Hand embroidery, french knots and feather stitch.....

Back opened out, you can see the crushed velvet ties.

Talking about lace as an embellishment....

I have found  a really great place for fabulous lace and embellishments. The prices are good too;
Tresors de Luxe Lace  , this is where I'm taking my business.
 Their blog has lots of inspiration ,Tresors de Luxe blog . Lace and crazy quilts go together like milk and cookies.
 Where do you find your lace?

Crazy Quilt "Prairie" sewing kit progress...

I added beads onto Venice lace...

Hand embroidery added here..

 I had a little time to add embellishment over the busy
4th of July weekend. Lots of family things going on. Some wild fires NW of us. We could see and smell smoke. They are mostly under control today.
Happy Monday!

Tape measure trim added.....

Best Quilting tool ever!!!!

These came in the mail yesterday....

Sew Red glasses are the best tool for helping you see contrast. Contrast is what makes your quilts interesting. Have you ever seen a quilt that had lovely fabrics and an interesting pattern but it was all muddled together so nothing stood out? The fabric and pattern was lost in a sea of sameness.
Now that I have these Sew Red glasses I won't have to squint to see contrast, squinting doesn't always work so well anyway. You can find them here .
I'm still working on my crazy quilt sewing kit and I've added trims, Sharon B's mini challenge but today I am experimenting with my Sew Red glasses.

Victorian Christmas Strawberry Ornaments....

Christmas in July, I like the braid trim on this strawberry.

Close-up, can you see the lady bug?

 I finished these two ornaments over the weekend. It is never too soon to plan for Christmas you know. The small strawberries on the top are so cute. The leaves are felted wool. The red button is vintage reproduction. I used the pattern, Vintage Strawberry Pincushion by Crabapplehill Studio , lovely.  I added the braid hanger and the velvet ribbon hanger. These are for sale in my etsy shop, crazyvictoriana.etsy.com

Velvet brocade, velvet ribbon, felted wool leaves....

Crazy Quilt silks, taffetas, venice lace, new batch...

Pinks with Venice Lace, what delicious possibility!

Neutrals add contrast and blending.

I just ordered a new bunch of crazy quilt fabric and Venice lace for my crazy quilt sewing kit habit. I just have to have something to work on and fret over and delight in!! Not to mention embellish. I ordered from, Cathy's Crazy by Design . Cathy's shop is so fun, with high quality, unique crazy quilt supplies. I need something to start planning for as I'm half way done with my "Prairie" series sewing kits. I like to have a theme, hmmm, what next?