Welcome to the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2018!Prepare to be inspired by the wonderful work of fellow crazy quilt artists from all over the world.Be sure to welcome a little craziness into your life every day.
Welcome to the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2018!Prepare to be inspired by the wonderful work of fellow crazy quilt artists from all over the world.Be sure to welcome a little craziness into your life every day.
My August Block for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2018 (CQJP) is a bit different from the other blocks I have done for the CQJP. I wanted to create a late summer flower garden. I included the Robin again because I see them every day. There are a couple of them roosting in the roof peak of our garage. To create this block, I used a Lace Kit from Nicki Lee’s Raviolee Dreams at Etsy.com.
ReplyDeleteI loved how Nicki Lee originally arranged the laces. I followed her design and placed them on my block in the same way. I placed a few of the charms and flower beads slightly differently because of the birdhouse and the flying Robin. The birdhouse is appliqued felted woven wool. I added a variety of beads and a dragonfly charm.
I used a couple of techniques I hadn’t tried before for the top corners. I appliqued rick-rack over the top left seam. Then I embroidered a Chain Stich in a zig-zag pattern on top of the rick-rack. I worked a cluster of roses in the left top corner.
For the right top corner, I appliqued Venetian flower lace over the seam and added Fargo roses with leaves. In the corner is a Moon face bead surrounded by navy glass beads.