CQJP 2017 March Block Motifs 6 & 7

Feather stitched vegetaton accented with petite glass seed beads created motif 6 on my Crazy Quilt Journal Project (CQJP) 2017 block.

Size 12 green perle cotton floss was used for the feather stitches.

Motif 7 was added to both sides of the block. 

Using size 5 variegated perle cotton, I created vines with the barred chain stitch.

The flowers were made with a variegated size 8 perle cotton by making groups of 3 bullion stitches. Straight stitches were placed between the bullion stitches and over the ends where the bullion stitches met the vines.

My progress on this block has been slow, but I am enjoying it!

I am joining the Monday Stitchery Link Party #134 at Super Mom - No Cape! 

CQJP 2017 is a challenge to create a crazy quilt block that is at least 8-inches square in size each month. You may learn more about it and see the blocks completed this year here at the CQJP 2017 blog.

Related Posts:

CQJP 2017 March Block Motif 1 and Seams 1 & 2 - here

CQJP 2017 March Block Motifs 2-4 and Seam 3 - here

CQJP 2017 March Block Motif 5 - here

CQJP 2017 February Block - here

CQJP 2017 January Block - here

My CQJP 2017 progress is all shared on this Pinterest Board.

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee

Exciting News + TAST Stitches 19 & 20

Last Monday, I was absolutely thrilled to receive a set of Sharon B.'s new crazy quilt templates to review! (I am not affiliated with the templates.)

I have only had a bit of time to play with them so far, but I am having fun!

The first time I used the templates, I created under-the-sea vegetation with the barred chain stitch on Annette's block for the Crazy Quilting International Under the Sea Round Robin. 

I traced several of the stem-like templates so they covered the seam and curved around in ways that I liked. Then I stitched them with green size 8 perle cotton. 

TAST Stitch 19: Bullion Knot

Three bullion knots were added to the end of each vine using pink size 8 perle cotton. Two pistil stitches were placed between the bullion knot petals.

Sea stars are probably my most common use of bullion knots.

These roses were one of my favorite motifs created with bullion knots.

I struggled with this stitch until I read Sharon B.'s tutorial in 2014 and realized I needed a milliner's needle. 

TAST Stitch 20: Butterfly Chain

I used red metallic thread and the butterfly chain stitch to couch a white glittery ribbon onto a Christmas themed block. The red and white reminds me of candy canes and peppermint.

So far, this is the only way I have used this stitch. The photo above is part of the pincushion I made for my mother-in-law in 2014.

In the future, I plan to add a kite to a block and use the butterfly chain stitch for the tail. It reminds me of the cloth strips my mom taught me to tie to the tail of my kite when I was a little girl.

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. on Facebook and on her blog, pintangle.com. You may read more about it here. If you follow the TAST Facebook group, you know there are some incredibly inspiring examples of these stitches being shared. Anyone may join at any time during the challenge. Thank you, Sharon, for offering TAST!

Later this week, I will share the 2nd seam I created using Sharon's new crazy quilting templates. 

Thank you for stopping by!
Renee

TAST Week 13: Satin Stitch

TAST Week 13: Satin Stitch

Although it is difficult to see in this photo, I used a single strand black DMC floss (#310) and a satin stitch to fill in the mermaid's hair on her head. After that, I couched down a strand of size 12 black DMC perle cotton with a strand of black DMC floss to cover the long, wavy strands of hair floating in the water in this under-the-sea scene. 

(This block was pieced by Kathy Semone and the mermaid is part of a Kathy Shaw's free Intermediate Crazy Quilt Course #102.)

My most frequent use of the satin stitch has been creating seahorses on under-the-sea themed blocks.

This seahorse was added to Sandy B.'s block that I embellished as part of a round robin. 

And this one was added to Mary B.'s block that I embellished in the same round robin.

(I shared how I made these seahorses in this post.)

 

I also used the satin stitch to create this cup of cocoa on my first crazy quilted Christmas stocking for a crazy quilting challenge in 2013.

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. on Facebook and on her blog, pintangle.com. You may read more about it here. This week, the satin stitch was introduced. Variations of this stitch were also introduced.  I hope to share examples of the padded satin stitch, the outlined or raised satin stitch, and possibly even the diagonal satin stitch in the near future. If you follow the TAST Facebook group, you know there are some incredibly inspiring examples of these stitches being shared. Thank you, Sharon, for offering TAST!

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee

TAST Week 12: Barred Chain and Alternating Barred Chain Stitches

TAST Week 12

Barred Chain Stitch:

As I worked with this week's stitches, I could have kicked myself for not thinking about adding them to my previous under the sea blocks!

The mermaid was created with watercolor pencils as part of Kathy Shaw's free Intermediate Crazy Quilt Course (ICQC) #102. (Registration for the beginner's course is open through September 30th, if you are interested!)

For the seaweed above, I used DMC size 5 perle cotton #4045, a variegated green, and the barred chain stitch.  The flowers were added with DMC size 8 perle cotton #48, a variegated pink, and detached chain stitches with elongated tacking stitches.

Alternating Barred Chain Stitch:

The mermaid above was also created from Kathy Shaw's free ICQC #102 course. This scene was colored with Crayola crayons following this tutorial from quiltingboard.com.

The alternating barred chain stitch was created using a strand of DMC size 8 perle cotton #954, a light green. Mill Hill Magnifica Glass Beads #10026 were then attached with a strand of DMC 3688 floss.

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. on Facebook and on her blog, pintangle.com. You may read more about it here. This week, the barred chain stitch and alternating barred chain stitches were introduced. If you follow the TAST Facebook group, you know there are some incredibly inspiring examples of these stitches being shared. Thank you, Sharon, for offering TAST!

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee