Fractal White Tiger May 2017

I love working on Charting Creation's Fractal White Tiger. The artwork is by Ricky Barnard.

This month 651 stitches were added and I hit the 18,000 stitches milestone!

The progress is difficult to see. I have been filling in confetti stitches that I skipped in my quest to work on the eye. 

The top two rows of page 6 are now complete.

This is how the piece looked last month.

I began this piece on January 1, 2016 to participate at stitchystart.blogspot.com.

My goal: 900 stitches/month
Months so far: 17
17 month goal: 15,300 stitches. 
That goal has been met!

Thank you for stopping by!
Renee

TAST Stitch 81

TAST Stitch 81: Beaded Hedebo Stitch

I am pretty sure this was my first time using the Beaded Hedebo Stitch. It was a lot of fun to work. I definitely need more practice, but do love the look of this one!

TAST stands for Take a Stitch Tuesday. It is a personal stitching challenge offered by Sharon B. of Pintangle.com and anyone may join at any time. I believe those new to the challenge are encouraged to complete the first 15 stitches, as they are basic building stitches, before moving on to the rest. You may learn more about TAST here and may find the TAST Facebook Group here.

In celebration of 10 years of TAST, Sharon is sharing a series of interviews with TAST participants on her blog. Below is a list of the interviews she has shared so far:

Annet of Fat Quarter

Renee of Hand Stitched Treasure

Angela of Princess Bubbles Creates

Maureen of CrazyQstitcher

Queeniepatch of Queenie's Needlework

Chitra of Jizee6687's Weblog

Kimberly our Chicken Little Lady

Gerry Krueger of Older Rose

Christine B of Patchwork Allsorts

Thank you for stopping by!

Renee

"Sea Dreams" Wall Quilt

Back in August of 2015, I participated in an Under the Sea 

themed round robin with 5 talented ladies in the 

Crazy Quilt International Facebook Group.

We each created 6 blocks and mailed them out for embellishment. 

These are the blocks I pieced.

Set 1

Set 2

I planned to create 2 separate wall quilts using 3 blocks each.

In March of 2016, the blocks returned home. 5 were embellished and 1 remained for me to complete.

The blocks sat in a Ziplock baggie, safely tucked away.

In December of 2016, I decided to participate in the All People Quilt 2017 UFO Challenge. (A UFO is an UnFinished Object.)

In March of 2017, #12 was selected for the UFO Challenge. Set 1 from this round robin was the twelfth project on my list. 

I finished embellishing the final block and made a wall quilt using the first set of blocks.

I named it "Ocean Frolics" - there is a link at the end of this post.

In April, #11 was drawn for the UFO Challenge. Set 2 of this round robin was eleventh on my list.

The blocks from Set 2 were embellished by:

Sandy Black in September 2015

I love that she added a mermaid playing with jewelry in the treasure chest!

Kathy Semone in February 2016

This trio of jellies hanging out above the sunken ship is fabulous!

Barbara Nicki Lee Seavey in March of 2016

The way she beaded the seahorse is delightful!

I knew I wanted to make a bell pull style wall quilt, but really had no idea where to begin.

Google was my friend.

I ran across this great tutorial shared by The Twisted Stitcher and then discovered the perfect hanging hardware at 123stitch.com - 

the 6" Beach Umbrella Split Bottom Charcoal hanger 

from Ackfield Manufacturing.

I was out of Pellon 808, so I ironed fusible fleece to the back of the crazy quilted blocks after sewing them together.

I sewed the label to the bottom of the backing fabric

 before attaching the front to the back.

Since the label had a line of stitching across it, I opted to use my machine to sew the top of the pull together after turning it right-side-out.

Then, I looped the top through the hanger 

and whip stitched it in place.

I cannot thank Sandy, Kathy and Barbara Nicki Lee enough!

Their beautiful work created this treasure.

Although the only hand stitching I did on this piece was whip stitching the hanger on, there is plenty of hand embroidery for me to feel comfortable linking with Monday Stitchery Link Party #112 at Super Mom - No Cape! 

It is Memorial Day in the United States. It is always a somber day. Thankfully, the loved ones in my life that served in the military safely made their way home. My thoughts are with those that did not and with their families today. The free pattern available at Super Mom - No Cape! also has those thoughts in mind.

Thank you for stopping by,

Renee

Related Posts:

1. My bare blocks for the CQI UTS Round Robin - here

2. Block I embellished for Barbara Nicki Lee - here

3. Block I embellished for Kathy - here

4. Block I embellished for Sandy - here

5. My blocks when they arrived home - here

6. My 2017 UFO Challenge List - here

7. The block I embellished from Set 1 - here

8. March UFO Challenge "Ocean Frolics" Wall Quilt - here

Note: I am not affiliated with any of the products or companies linked to in this post.

Sun, Sand, and Sea BOM Blocks 1 & 3

It is happy dance time! 

I am now caught up on the blocks for the Sun, Sand, and Sea 2017 Block of the Month hosted by Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy.

There is a Sew Incredibly Crazy and Friends Facebook Group for those participating in this BOM. You may find it here.

Block 1 was designed by Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy.

I have always wanted to try making dresden plates. 

I am not sure why the idea intimidated me. 

The block was a lot of fun to put together!

You may find Amy's blog post here.

The pattern is here.

Block 3 was also great fun to see come together!

This darling block was designed by Carla at Creatin' in the Sticks.

You may see here blog post here.

The pattern may be found here.

I was sure I measured everything accurately, but somehow my white strips were about 1/8" too big, so my corners did not line up.

I told my family they could officially call me 

The Queen of Wonky Blocks.

My 20-year-old son grinned and said it did not matter if the corners lined up or not, because the birds were so cute. 

Thank you, Carla! You saved the day with your cute applique.

The photo at the top of this post shows the first 4 blocks together. The 5th block (which will sit in the center area) will be released in June. 

I can barely wait!

Thanks for stopping by,

Renee

Related Posts:

Block 2 - My blog post is here.

The block was designed by Carol at Just Let Me Quilt. You may find her post here and the pattern is here.

Block 3 Progress - post is here.

Block 4 - My blog post is here. 

The block was designed by Joan at Moosestash Quilting. Her post and the pattern are available here.

Sun, Sand, and Sea BOM Block 4

Once again, I fell in love with the block released for the Sun, Sand, and Sea 2017 Block of the Month organized by Amy at Sew Incredibly Crazy and her friends. 

Block 4 was designed by Joan of Moosestash Quilting. This was my first attempt at a Flying Geese block and it is far from perfect.

My husband thinks I am nuts because I am thinking about making a second one to get it right. This one could be a throw pillow. We'll see - time is short these days. For my first try, I think it will do. 

Once again, I worked some of the Oregon State University fabric from my stash into the block.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Related Posts:
Block 2 (includes a photo of my fabrics for block 1) - here
Progress on Block 3 - here