DRAGONFLY WINGS

I just had to try Thelma's directions for making dragonfly wings... Check out her tutorial...

I wish I had only used the crystal Angelina , but I added some green and purple and it made it dark and after ironing it didn't show the color...sigh!

Anyway I stuck with it, I used quite a fine wire, (34 guage ) and it was a little hard to keep the shape when I sewed it down... However the first time is always a bit difficult.. I will complete the dragonfly later. .... it is 1 am and my eyes are getting dim!!!!

New Etsy Listings

Hi Friends,
Just thought I would let you know I have updated my Etsy Shop at last !.
I hope you will stop by and take a look. Thanks so much.

MORE FAIRY CHARMS

I am always up for a challenge and these little rascals were just that!!
The wire was the problem so I tried fireline which is a strong beading thread(actually a fishing line)
Well, that wasn't any better as the fairies were too floppy.
I looked through my stuff and found some fabric covered wire which was finer...so.. I burned off the covering and cleaned the wire and.....VOILA!!!!. It worked... No blood... no frustrations... so I am finally satisfied........... the middle one is the one I did with the finer wire... I gave her a flower hat..... LOVE IT!!!!
Now I can go to my rug hooking group happy and relaxed....

FAIRY CHARM

When I decided to try this adorable beaded Fairy Charm, I never expected it would take TWO hours, fingers bleeding from being poked with the wire, and a whole lot of frustration!!!!
The first one is always the hardest, and to add to the frustration it was hard to get the wire to go through a bugle bead and size 11 seed bead twice.I used the size 30 wire as per instructions.
I am going to use fireline for the next one and see how that works.......Yes I WILL try again cuase they are so darned cute.

BEADED BRACELETS

These bracelets I just finished.. The spiral design is really an eye catcher and the middle one is done in beautiful green crystals and tiny pearl beads...This one hugs the wrist nicely I will list these on my Etsy.

Crazy Patch Bookmarks

Crazy Patch Bookmarks

I was trying to think up some small items for the Studio Tour
nf I thought perhaps some really nice bookmarks would be nice. Lots of times you need a small tuck in gift for a special person.
Sometimes small items for a good price are very popular... anyway..... what do you think of this??

WILD WOMEN

I am part of a Studio Tour in October, so I thought I better get busy and get some things ready. I decided on some WILD WOMEN to begin with . A project like this lets creativity flow madly which I love... I used

some silks, colorful wool ..beads and with the charms I used some alcohol inks to color them. The backing is ultra suede which holds the pin back.... Isn't she "HOTTIE"?

Great Give-Away

TELL A FRIEND GIVE-AWAY

Win: 1 Frosted Memories Fat Quarter Bundle by Holly Taylor for Moda Fabrics ! To enter simply "tell a friend" to spread the word about Quilt Qua. You can send an e-mail to people, post on your blog, comment on someone else's blog, put info in your guild newsletter, etc. Then send an e-mail to: quiltqua@gmail.com and let me know what you did. Enter as often as you wish. Random drawing for the winner will be at 10 pm July 31st.
(Feel free to post giveaway info on your site)

TINY TEDDIES

I have been working on some teenie weenie teddy bears. They are all fully jointed and measure about 3 inches. These are all hand sewn since the machine just eats them up!!!!

I intend togive each of them a miniature quilt and perhaps sit them on a pincushion... I am not at that point yet. I have to have them finished as one of my offerings for the studio tour in the fall....

Pieces of Friendship Have Arrived

The pieces of Friendship measure 4" sqare.

This one is from Pat Winter,

Pat I love the path of silk roses and leaves... Oh so dainty, and the chartreuse section is one of my favorite colors.. . Thanks so much Pat for this little work of art and a big thank you for hosting this fun exchange. I will look forward to another one sometime..


This blue piece was made by Marjorie Holme The beads make it sparkle and shine and check out the feature button with the bird on it..Love it Marjorie, thank you so much.

This one is from Mary Schuberg, Love the fabrics here and the star looks like a wishing star.... Thanks Mary for this lovely piece.

This one is from Laurie Walton..Love the dreamcatcher Laurie.. and the wee bird is so precious...The dreamcatcher hole seems to be your trademark Laurie, I knew right away who it was from... Hey... remember the postcard and the spider!! hee hee

THANKS TO PAT FOR A FUN EXCHANGE... LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER SOMETIME...

AND A BIG THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU LADIES THAT TOOK THE TIME TO PARTICIPATE.

I WILL TREASURE THESE PIECES I RECEIVED ALWAYS..XOXO

I'M BACK

HERE WE ARE AT CRIEFF .....We have been coming here for the past few years every June. It is a wonderful peaceful haven where we enjoy each other's company,exchange gifts, sew, eat,read or just nap!! The House of Prophet

is one of many buildings on the property and it dates way back to the 1800's

Karen finished this quilt isn't it beautiful. It is a raw edge applique...Stunning Karen!
Karen got these quilt blocks at a Mennonite relief sale. She put them to-gether and look how lovely they look. A real treasure.

Here I am grabbing a few rays of sunshine... I needed a break from the project I was doing.

This is the quilt I am making.

It is unique as the sashings are 9-patches.
I am sewing on my Singer Featherweight machine. It is the first machine I owned. My DH bought it for me in 1956. I sewed clothes for my 4 kids and myself along with curtains and anything else I made. It has been a real little workhorse. I love to use it when I travel as my computerized Bernina and Baby Lock machines are so heavy to lug around.I spent the whole time at retreat working on these 9-patches, as I needed to make 175 blocks and then add the 700 half square triangles!!!!

I can now get on with the blocks which are hand applique which is one of my favorite techniques.

We really enjoy this sunporch where we sew. They set up 4 large tables which we work on. Perfect set-up. so bright and cheery.

Heather was selected for "Teacher of the Year" with the Canadian Quilters Association. It is our big conference once a year here in Canada.We thought we would have a little ceremony just for fun and surprise Heather .We gave her a big container of Smarties... which is her fave, along with fur cape and tiara. Signs. balloons and streamers decorated the sign "Your Teacherness" which is what we allowed to address her now!!!!! hahahahhahahaha

Here is Karen in the kitchen . She makes us eggs benedict the first morning ... Oh my they were good.... (PS.... note the apron Karen is wearing... well she made each of us one the same... Oh what fun!!!!)

so that it for this year. My camera was not co-operating and I missed a lot of shots of us opening our gifts and more...sigh.... I will do better next time...

PS Seems I still haven't caught on but you have to scroll way down if you want to comment!!!!