Susan: October Reveal

Last two seams on this one are finished! This first one is a little hard to see in the picture. It's even a little obscure on the block, but I wanted something to balance the blue overall filler seam on the other side.

This one was one of those that played on an idea on p.185 (fig. 381) in The Stitches of Creative Embroidery by Jacqueline Enthoven. When I first bought the book, I wasn't thrilled with it, but the longer I have it and peruse it, the more I like it and use inspiration from it.

Finally, the whole block:

Cy - And another block bites the dust

Work on the crazy quilt is ongoing.

Trying hard to catch-up and get the last couple of blocks completed during the first half of January, so that I can then stitch them together into my wall hanging before the end of January.

Progress has been made on the October block over the last two days.

Here is where I am at the moment - almost complete. 

Freestyle Rhodes Stitch

Dice - inspiration for this came from the silver dice that was in my Christmas cracker.

The Crochet piece for this block. With a row of Chain Stitch at the base.

An Invented Stitch - probably been invented before I created it, but it is not in any book of instructions that I know of. Starts as a 'sort of' ladder stitch but with a knot on each side that 'pulls the stitch into a 'blocky' looking zig-zag.

Cast-On Stitch in a variegated mercerized cotton.

Royal blue ribbon couched down with thinner black ribbon. (beads have been added since this photo).

The central butterfly needs finishing. Then on to the next block. 

I'm hoping to get one block a week done now until I catch up, so you should expect to see a block reveal for each of the next two weeks.

Got to give myself this goal so that I can bite away at it and finish along with the rest of you here.

Here are the (almost) complete block pics.

I might add a little more bling after I've done the next two blocks.

Wahoo! the end is in sight now.

Happy Stitching

Carol - TAST, Needlewoven picot, October Reveal

ASIAN Honeymoon - blue violet/orange yellow

Slide open the rice paper screen, a gentle breeze rustles through the canopy of cherry trees, follow a winding path carpeted with a blanket of blossom.

 

 

a little Italian Border stitch

 



 

more Italian Border stitch

 

 

I mentioned my 3 week surface embroidery course and the Buttonhole Rose just begged for Needlewoven Pictot

 

 

Buttonhole Wheel Cups and Beaded Hedebo Edge

certainly in a spin this month!

 

 

Knotted Loop Stitch, further Italian Border Stitch

and sadly my unadorned Crane (ecru "Wisper" yarn awaited)

 

 

 

 

Judy ~ October TAST Reveal

Ten down, two to go. Hurray!

Sue has been riding around in this wheelbarrow all month while wearing her very best party dress and shiny patent leather shoes, much to her mother's dismay. DH says the wheelbarrow looks out of control! Whatever. That wheel was a great spot for this week's Closed Base Needlewoven Picot stitch. When all else fails, stitch a blade of grass, right? I ended up backstitching the rest of the hearts and adding a bit of stitching to the sleeves before pronouncing block 10 done. That is unless you all think I need to add more ground?

Debra: TAST/CQJP Reveal Sept & Oct

While I had the embellishments out for October's block, I revisited September's block. After staring at it all month, I decided it really needed some more beads and buttons. The blue has been the hardest block-nothing shows on the color. The pretty blue beads all disappeared. Who would've thought the purple embellishments would be the solution? (OK, no need to say Who? exactly!)

One of my freestanding lace embroidery butterflies.  These are stitched on water soluble stabilizer.

The October block is probably one of the prettier blocks in the group (and not because it is purple, by a long shot!).

In case you are wondering, yes, I do wear heels and a dress when I sew.  You don't?

I may never do a buttonhole fan again the old way.  I really love this look now that I understand how to stitch it (and that it is so easy!).

So there you have it, my stitching sisters!  September and October wrapped up!