Crazy Quilt Garden Baggie Swap

Crazy Quilting International is one of the yahoo groups I enjoy participating in round robins, challenges and swaps. The last swap I received was a garden swap. I was running close to the deadline so did not get any pictures of the baggies I sent to our hostess Debbie. The photos show the lovely crazy quilt supplies I received from Debbie, Lorrie, Susie and Lynn.

Lil' Pillow Swap

Have you a hanging pillow on a cupboard door knob? I do have one I picked up at a thrift store but now since I joined the Lil' Pillow Swap on Stitchmap yahoo group I have three more!!The 3 dimensional flower came from Gayle in MO The honey bee garden was created by Connie from CO The clamshell decorated with a crotchet flower came from Amber in OH. The following are the little cushions I sent to Connie, to Gayle and to Susie

Pincushion Swap Part 2

So I recently received my pincushion from Wendy herself. Wendy made sure I received a treasure of a pincushion. And what a cute pincushion it is!! I love it. This pincushion held extra surprises because inside were some crazy quilting goodies. AND because she is such a very sweet lady Wendy included more crazy quilting goodies in the package. I am over whelmed!! Thank you Wendy!!

Pincushion Swap

I joined a pincushion swap at Wendy's blog . These are photos of the pincushion I made from a yard sale shoe. I thought it was providence that they only had one shoe and the lady gave it to me. The velvet with embellishment is from a skirt. The side 'buttons' are earrings. I hoped to be able to add to the beading but found it beyond my skill !!

Flying bugs and birds--A stash swap at CQI- PART II

These are photos of the baggies of stash I sent for the flying bugs and birds swap hosted by DebbieS for CQI. I enjoyed the swap immensely.

Flying bugs and birds--A stash swap at CQI

Over at Crazy Quilting International (CQI) I participated in a swap. You were to gather fabric, threads and a specific number of other items centered around the theme of 'flying bugs and birds'. These photos are the baggies I received. Thanks to Debbie for hosting these swaps and to Debbie, Joyce, Darlene and Kerry for these wonderful stash enhancements!!

In Honor of Our Pets

The first three blocks are the ones I created and sent to be exchanged for another block. I used trims, surface embroidery, applique, buttons and ink stamped motifs to embellish the pieced fabrics. I have some Christmas fabric with 12 days of Christmas depicted with felines. It still has a Christmasy feel I could not seem to tone down. The batik in the lower left corner was a bad choice in that I couldn't seem to tie it into the block. Angel kitties represent all those beloved pets who have crossed the bridge before us. I found this one impossible to embroider on. Why I don't know. Instead I used ribbons ,trims and buttons. These blocks were created by Lori . These are the blocks I received in the Cat and Dog block swap on CQ for Newbies. Crazy quilting is a free form of expression using a pieced foundation. Then buttons, embroidery of all descriptions and trims is used to embellish the block. This block I received from Chris. I think I have the great beginnings of a small quilt. I plan to piece an additional three blocks in coordinating colors and theme.