N2G ROUND ROBIN-KARI'S BLOCK

This is the last month of the Crazy Quilting International "New 2 Group" round robin I have been involved in. This month it was Kari's block I was working on, and I am sending it home to her today. I did these cast-on pink flowers, the feather stitching around the circle, and the pink string-of-pearls stitching on either side of the circle.







This is a picture of the entire block. Kari had a fabulous block to start out with and the other 4 ladies before me have done a gorgeous job.

MEMORIAL DAY, CQI N2G RR

Since this is Memorial Day weekend, though I would share a small patriotic CQ I entered in our state fair in 2003. Part of it has machine embroidery, and part was by hand. The category was 12" mini quilts, and this was in the patriotic division. This was called Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue.

I love patriotic quilts, and red, white and blue.





Well I have been quite busy, but not much I can show right now. But I can show these:


I was working this month on Sherry's block from the CQI New 2 Group round robin. I worked on the fan, and stitched on either side and in the center.












I also did the part with the green beads. There is feather-stitching underneath, but was impossible for me to photograph it so it showed up.









Right now I am frantically working on finishing up my purse for the CQI purse contest, which shall remain a secret until after the voting has taken place. I worked on an idea for about 2-1/2 hours on Friday which didn't come out right. Anyway, I have until Friday, May 30, 2008 to get my pictures submitted. I haven't finished stitching much less sewn it together. So that is what I will be working on this week.

GIVE AWAYS, N2G-VIRGINIA'S BLOCK

This morning, in reading Stina's blog, she pointed out 2 new giveaways. The first is JulieK.. She is giving away a quilt. The other is My Favourite Things... She is giving away a pattern.

The past almost week, I have been also working on Virginia's block from the CQI, New 2 Group RR. I am mailing it out today.


Virginia is from Madrid, Spain. This is the first time have been in an international RR and I am quite excited. Virginia wanted each of us to add a word to her block, and I added Love, my favorite. I also added a bit of dyed lace above this and this came from one of the laces that May Britt sent me. This one really looked good on this block.







I also added a piece of trim that came from Nadine's treasure box of trims. I did the daisy-like flowers in this section.












This is the entire block. Sandi, the person that worked on it before me added the word "Art" in the bottom corner.











Next projects I need to have finished by next week, are my TIF challenge for April, and I need to quilt my Four Seasons Swap, for the Spring Quilt swap.

Sandi's CQ RR BLOCK

The past week or so, I have been working on a round robin block. This is in the Crazy Quilting International New 2 Group round robin, and I am the first person to be working on Sandi's cream on cream block. She sent along the silky of the lady which I added. I made a fan of some lace I had. I also added some antique lace with the pearl drops along one seam, and some antique beads on the ruched ribbon flowers along the side. I will be sending this out tomorrow in the mail.