block updates

These are my blocks afterr lessons four and five. To the fairy block I have added buttons and beads that are exploding magically from her out stretched arms. Some beads and sequins scatered through the feather stitching in the corner and a brass button with a cupid on it are the other hard embelishments. To the lace in this block I added chinelle laced heringbone and a few bugle beads.



To the lilac lace in this block I added stamens in apricot and japanese ribon stitch petals in SRE. I had a lovely orange button that I used som beads to anchor it extending the loopy metalic laced running stitch. To the hand dyed lace I tacked it with three sequined flowers and some beads allong the button hole stitch opposite. I use bead soup to feather stitch down the watermellon patch. After all that I realized that the small purple patch in the corner needed to be made grand so I added some ribbon. I have yet top embelish that I know I may have trouble because the floss will catch on the hard embelishments But live and learn...

Block One Week Three

This week I decided to use the Melanie Rose to make a spray of flowers and cover up som of the awkwardness of this block's corner. To try the Melanie Rose you can do a search for the instructions on google. (Sorry I haven't figured out how to post a link yet.) I quite like how they turned out.

Week 3 Encrusted Crazy Quilting Class

This week's assignment was Silk ribbon motifs. I came to learn that if you draw out the motif it looks far more balanced than just sticking flowers willy-nilly. Some winging it still takes place but the arrangement looks better.

In this motif I tried to continue the Chain-Combination Seam treatment into the watermellon corner. It looks a little crowded into the corner or empty on the other side of the patch. I am not sure if I get the softing of the line thing.

Learning curve seam embelishing

Here is my other block seam embelished mostly anyhow. I really understand how varing things make a difference. I varied thickness, sheene and colour, and I think that does make a nicer seam.

seam treatments and problem corner

I really like how this seam came out. It is a createn combo.







I am Stumped when it comes to what to do on the apricot seam and the lilac seam. I am concidering continuing the feather stitch across the apricot block and not doing aseam treatment. The watermellon small seam I just continued thelaces straight stitch. Im not sure that was the best idea.

Lesson two whole block

Here is my whole block. Lesson two is great fun.

I am not sure if I should continue across the apricot in the corner with more rows of feather stitch or do something else? What on the purple apricot seam.

Lesson One

Here is my second atempt at a block for lesson one. I am a little concerned that the lace is almost parallel to one another.

Lesson One Block

This is my first block for lesson one of Encrusted CQ. I am a little concerned about the top left corner area. Im sure there will be something. The mulbery colour is quite big compared to the centre too. Actually the centre looks a little small.

Encrusted Crazy Quilt Class

Here is my colour mock up of a block. Colour combination selectors are great they really help.
Now off to sew the real thing.