Susan: CQJP2016 and Stocking

Here's the final shot of the stocking, with the squares around it. Now it's time to work on the plum pudding. I wanted to substitute something because we don't do plum pudding, but I couldn't think of anything - brain shorted out trying. So plum pudding it is.

I also worked on that seam 63 and finished it, plus started seam 64 on the same yellow piece.

Happy Independence Day to everyone!

Susan: CQJP2017: August

I picked up a purple pen I thought was Frixion. It is the same shape and type, but sadly NOT Frixion. Therefore, I had to cover what I drew, including the mistakes I made. Hence, it isn't as even as it ought to be, but it will be fine.

Dark variegated is Sassa Lynne fine perle. The light turquoise is a Valdani 8, O 544.

More to come.

Susan: Thursday Stitcher

Shapes are from Sharon Boggan's templates. Backstitch and outline stitch.

Susan: Another Seam and A Postcard Finished

So don't take it personally that I'm forgetting to post until late in the day. It's been that kind of life the last few months. I did get some stitching finished, though. Here's the September Postcard from Heaven, and the last one I'll do. That will give me 9 blocks for last year's CQJP.

I also did another seam on the August block:

Susan: 2 New Seams

Finally, I had a chance to sew on Friday night, and here ya go, two seams!

Seam 57:



And Seam 58, which really didn't set out to look like butterflies, but kind of wound up looking that way:



I don't very often use orange, but I was looking for something that would be different from the soft green/pink/magenta of the other side of the block. When I finish this side, I'll show the whole block for Judy.

Susan: Partial Progress

CQJP2016, Seam 50, partially finished while traveling:

Birdie Stitches, last block almost finished while traveling:

Not much left to do on that block!

Susan: CQJP and Snowman

I actually did some stitching last week! Yay! First, I finished the base for the next CQJP2016 July block seam:

Next, I finished my snowman stitchery and am planning the borders around him now.

Susan: July CQJP2016

During her Thursday visit, Stacey was mending places Josh's quilt had come apart at the seams - on the fleece fabrics, only. So tip if you are sewing them with other fabrics, maybe use a stretch stitch! I sat and did some CQ while we chatted about life, the universe and everything. Here's what I got done. All pics should click to enlargements on my CQ blog.


Seam 45 - beads to be added later:


Seam 46 - maybe finished, maybe not:


I've started Seam 47, a vine, on top. It's so nice to take some stitching time!

All the stitching is finished on the June block. I still want to do a little beading on it, but that won't take long. I need to work on the Postcards from Heaven for July and August so I can get a couple more blocks made, though.

Seam 43 was made with doodling from one of the templates from Sharon Boggan's 2nd set of templates. They are still available, along with set 1, but not until she comes home in December. I find I use set 1 more often, but there are things I really like in set 2 also. I still use Carole Samples's templates the most, but those aren't available any more. This stitching is done in Aurifil 12 cotton threads, though the pinks are all DMC Floss I happened to have lying around. I almost never use DMC, but I was feeling too lazy to get up and get something else.



Seam 44 was a reversion to one of my favorite seams to do with Carole's middle sized wavy template. It is one that still needs beading. This thread is my favorite Sassa Lynne fine perle, about an 8.



And now a picture of the whole block, though it truly isn't a good picture. It's dark and late and my lighting isn't great. I'll get one in better focus in the daytime soon.



On Blogspot, you probably can't enlarge these WP pictures.

Susan: CQJP2016 Progress

Something happened to the post I had scheduled, so here's another one. Sorry, pics are a little fuzzy.

First, what happened to the tree with roots:

Second, Seam 41:

Third, Seam 42:

Susan: Seam 40

Yay, I remembered! Seam 40 started on the June CQJP2016. Do ya think I'm behind any? Was putting those roots in weird? You might be able to click to enlarge. If so, it will show up on WordPress, I think.


It's outline stitch, and I like the way it looks with Sassa Lynne thread, which has a slight shine to it. This is a perle 8, more or less.

Susan: Tiny Bit

I'm sorry, I simply can NOT keep track of days most of the time any more! But I do have a little to report. I'm sort of leaving May as it is until I put them together.

First seam on June, not finished:

Some progress on Hexathon, block 4:

And I did finish the second Emperor's Wives block:

Susan: Late Update

Tuesdays keep sneaking past me lately - honestly, every day of the week does. But there was progress on my CQJP May block.

The tree is about done, too.

There's still some beading to do, and a little more stitching, but the end is in sight.

CQJP2016: May Block Seams and June Block

Seam 31: Inspired by a drawing on page 119 of the Carole Samples book.


Seam 32: Just something I like to do with feather stitches. Feather is my favorite stitch and I struggle not to use it on every seam. =) This one is randomly stitched. There will be beads later.


That represents more time that you care to think about, but a thing worth doing is worth doing. LOL

Here's the whole block, so far, with the bottom cut off, 'cause there's nothing down there anyway.


And here's the June block I sewed together on Saturday:

Susan: Postcards From Heaven #6

This will become the center of the CQJP2016 June block - gee, think I'll catch up by December?

I also finished a second Hexathon block:

That's all the handwork from last week.

Susan: May CQJP2016

Finally! I forgot to take a picture of the bare block before I began stitching the tree. Too excited to have something to stitch at last, I suppose!

Here's the tree, taken with the flash. The fabric colors are pretty accurate, but the tree has too much flash on it.

And without the flash, you can see the tree better, but the fabrics are all wrong!

There's still much to be done on the tree - leaves and flowers or buds, something. But it was nice to spend hours and hours stitching the tree. That's 3 Valdani Perle 8: The shadowed side of the tree is color 126, a solid dark gray. The more golden color is JP 7, a variegated brown/gray to gold/orange. The lighest one is O 538, a variegated light gray to light gold. There is a cross-over color, but I'm not even sure which one, just that they blended in a few spots.

Susan: CQJP2016 - April Block Finished

It's taken forever, and I'm going to have to work hard to catch up this summer, but April is finished! This postcard was drawn by Allie at Allie-oops Sweet Happy Life She did the June block, too, but I have to do May next, which is by Jenny at Elefantz

First, Seam 28. This was just a whimsical little line of yellow flowers. Aurifil 12 thread for the yellow, and Sassa Lynne for the variegated green.


Next to that, Seam 29 which truly is a bit of doodling. Green Sassa Lynne, pink Aurifil.


How this fits in with Seams 26-27:


And the whole block finished:

Susan: CQJP2016 April Update

I'm linking this to Jenny Stitchery Linky because the center postcard is from the ones Jenny and Allie are designing as a BOM this year. I've almost finished this block, one seam to go! Here's the new work.

Seam 26, all Sassa Lynne fine perle threads:

Now seams 27-28, which is all sort of one thing. Seam 27 is the wavy part, Sassa Lynne for the chains and running stitches, Aurifil cotton 12 for the greens. Also Sassa Lynne for the floral chains and French knots, with the Aurifil green for the straight stitches.

Whole block, one seam to go:

Susan: April CQJP2016 Update

I managed a little stitching last week. I added some to this seam, though it still seems incomplete, and the addition, right on the seam line, doesn't seem as sturdy as the rest of it.

Underneath the wavy fronds, I added this seam, and it pleases me some. The beads are Japanese triangle beads, size 11. I love triangle beads, because the sides are flat and they stay where you put them.

Finally, on the end, I added this one, which I like quite a lot. The alternating arrow and curve design came from Marci H, from a block she did a while back. This makes my block half finished.

I did take a block shot, but it was late at night, and I managed to cut off one part of the block, so Judy will have to wait until next week. =)

Susan: CQJP2016 April Block

The bare block:

Seams 21 and 22:



Seam 23, still have to figure out a little more on this one:



Where the seams are on the bottom of the block: