Crazy quilt "Prairie" #3 progress...

I sewed the crushed velvet ties on.

I added some hand embroidery.

 I had bits of time to start the embellishing of "Prairie" #3 sewing kit. It's challenging working within a theme. Think I'll do that again, will soon be putting together another crazy quilt piece to cut up for coming projects.
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I sewed the felted wool needle keeps down.

Crazy quilt, Modern embroidery, "Prairie"

"Prairie" sampler with hand embroidery and embellishment, 2013

Close-up, laces, prairie points, hand embroidery.

 This is a sampler from the online class I took in 2013, Alchemy, by Karen Ruane . Such an excellent course, I learned so much and got a lot of inspiration and encouragement to venture forth in the spirit of modern embroidery.
I made a crazy quilt piece and cut it up for different projects. This sampler is from the same piece I used for my 3 sewing kits in the "Prairie" series. I have finished 2 "Prairie" sewing kits and I am now starting on the 3rd. The retro vintage buttons are from, Benno's Buttons & Trims , they have some beautiful treasures.

Feather stitch on linen, trims and laces with french knots.

Patchwork sewing bag w hand embroidery finished..

Pom-Poms and ribbon drawstring.

This sewing bag is very roomy.

I made some patchwork fabric to make sewing bags, pincushions and scissor keepers with.
 I embellished this with ric-rac, pom-poms, hand embroidery and buttons. Cute and useful.
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New Art Quilt Published 2014...

Mai Tai, my design, hand embroidered and beaded by me.

 This was published in Art Quilting Studio, summer 2014.
My batik stash was calling to me, I made some strip fabric and cut blocks from it and arranged them with sashing, then added a couple of borders and the embellishment. The citrus colors and brown reminded me of the Tiki culture, Mai Tai drink with citrus and rum flavors. Just the thing for August.

 Variegated embroidery thread.

Crazy quilt "Prairie" #2 sewing kit finished.

I finished "Prairie" #2 in a series of three sewing kits. I cut them all from the same crazy quilt I made up for that purpose. This will soon be in my etsy shop, Crazyvictoriana . I'm excited to start the 3rd sewing kit, it has a slightly different lay of lace embellishment,  a bit of a challenge to get it all under control in one cohesive statement.
I always get a lot of inspiration from, Pintangle's WIP . Check it out to see other projects being worked on by other artists.

Wine colored silk, embellished heart, Christmas ornament

Close-up of my embellished heart ornament.

Black corduroy back, pink silk ribbon for hanging, tag "Pour Vous", hand sewn.

Venice lace, netting, vintage glass and antique reproduction buttons.

Another hand embellished heart ornament by me. The blue turquoise velvet ribbon is beautiful. The daisy trim has french knots in gold metallic thread on it. Delightful addition to any decor.

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...