Day 46 - Art Every Day

Sorry - I've been delinquent! I have done art every day except one, but I've have so many deadlines I've not posted.  Here's one thing I had a deadline to complete - piecing these crazy quilted fan blocks for a "Do your Block" (DYB) round robin in the Crazy Quilt International (CQI) yahoo group. I first planned the blocks, then decided to use a different color dark velvet for each fan handle and end.  I also decided to use a different wide vintage lace on each block at the end of the fan blades. Each blade fabric is different and a lighter version of the dark velvet. On one blade of each block I used a piece of fabric overlaid with lace or a sheer.See if you can find it.

This is a larger block and has a different shape than normally worked for a "Do Your Block" (DYB) in CQI.  Normally they are 6" square, but these are actually in the shape of a fan and the bladed part is about the size of a 6 x 6 give or take a bit. The girls will only embellish the blades and if I decide to use them together in a piece, I will do something common to each velvet part that will tie the blocks together.  I may use them as individual pieces and perhaps I'll add a handle.  Maybe I'll make them into individual fan wall hangings or a piece to sit in a frame of some sort on the piano.  (-;  I did take pictures along the way so I think I'll post the development of the blocks.

Day 24 - Art Every Day - Some progress on Tahlia's postcard

I have done some embroidery along the center strip of fabric and have added some pearls to it.  Then I made a couple of flowers above it.  The one that looks like a snowflake is stitched with fly stitches, has a sequin in the center and some beads along the outside.  The other two are made of sheer ribbon with a pearl in the center.  On the lower left seam treatment I did some spider web roses. There is a tan stem like swirl done in wrapped back stitch. I also added some stitching around the roses - bouillons, chain and buttonhole which I like the look of.  On the upper right I stitched my name and location. The light is poor tonight and I needed some shadow to be able to pick up the embroidery I did on the shiny strip.  If there is too much light, it shines too brightly for the embroidery to be seen.

Day 23 - Art Every Day - Back to knitting

Knitting is what I actually want to be doing these days, but I have several projects that I need to finish so I can move on to some new projects that will be opening themselves up to me rather quickly! I didn't get much done, but I decided to switch to some smaller needles and am still practicing the Austrian Block Stitch. My knitting seems too tight for my liking and I'm not sure how to loosen it up.  Any suggestions would be welcome.

Day 22 - Art Every Day - Pieced a postcard for Tahlia

Tahlia is another person who I owed a "Snowball" to.  In her case she wanted a postcard sized CQ made in my style. Tonight I pieced her postcard in some special fabrics that I someday want to do a larger piece in. This will be a nice prelude to it. Next I will go about embellishing it. There is a line on the bottom left corner fabric that doesn't exist - the light picked up the slightest wrinkle and magnified it.  Hmmm.

Day 21 - Art Every Day - Finished Nicki Lee's Snowball

Hope she likes it!

Day 20- Art Every Day - Tangles

I bought my grandgirls some tangle notebooks, pens, and zentangle books for Christmas. When I pick them up from school we all do tangles and zentangles together. Here's some tangles I did today.

Day 19 - Art Every Day - Crazy Quilted Snowball

I decided I really needed to get this snowball done.  I've owed it to Nicki Lee for the longest time - she probably thinks I forgot about her. I don't think I'm done yet - I will probably add some beads or something. I'm pretty happy with how the little seahorse turned out.  He looks better in person.