tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43141974397881649842023-11-16T05:38:18.955-06:00Magpie StitcherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-20865347660528078562017-01-08T11:11:00.002-06:002017-01-08T11:11:17.941-06:001 Year in Stitches 2017 week 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 3 Stem stitch - needs practice!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-21753736942452540962012-01-30T11:00:00.002-06:002012-01-30T11:00:58.370-06:00Take A Stitch Tuesday Week 4 Cretan Stitch<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made three passes with the Cretan Stich using Perle cotton, 2 different sizes of thread. I have always avoided this stitch, but am becoming more comfortable with it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-74171015822514684712012-01-18T13:30:00.001-06:002012-01-18T13:30:29.887-06:00Take A Stitch Tuesday Week 3 Feather Stitch<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I noticed that other times when I made the feather stitch, the stitches were quite large. I worked at making the scale much smaller, and feel pretty good about this example.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-38508273253268828942012-01-18T13:27:00.003-06:002012-01-18T13:31:03.015-06:00Take A Stitch Tuesday Week 2 Blanket Stitch<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Blanket Stitch. I really have trouble with getting my stitches to end up the length I deisre and keeping things even. Practice needed!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-22409919773897471362012-01-09T08:12:00.003-06:002012-01-18T13:31:35.160-06:00Take a Stitch Tuesday - Week 1 - Fly Stitch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG8vou4GxNA5lVVV3b3PC2X8k45pxEpxt3FJIlERr0-vGyw7nxQgfhuuCr03dQU-FiDCnQlZNeQvZNlS-yB_qQ_iyC4diDF7kSQ9cJ4Ej2ZpgjGZ0sFi27CCT4Xs4YjIPYS1-2epuE08/s1600/jan2012tast1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
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Week 1 was the fly stitch. My friend Cheryl, showed us how to make leaves using multiple fly stitches. I also made the flower and bud using only fly stiches. I am excited about this challenge!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-60818201108080657582012-01-09T07:59:00.001-06:002012-01-23T09:23:38.081-06:00January 2012 CQJP Block Full Wolf Moon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is my January block for the 2012 CQJP. The fabrics include pieces from recycled silk ties, silk dupioni. The block was hand pieced and is 6". Stitches used include feather, fly, detached chain, straight, wrapped straight, colonial knot, french knot, stem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">January 9, 2012 is the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Full Wolf Moon</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is named this because of the wolves that howled in the cold, dark mid-winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I live in Southern Wisconsin on a farm, and although there have been occasional wolf sightings in our part of the state, we do hear coyotes almost nightly very close to our house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every walk I take I see tracks and sign of the coyotes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 Brocade remnant from Mary J<br />
2 Silk tie from Cheryl A<br />
3 Dress lining fabric White<br />
4 Silk Dupioni Dark Blue<br />
5 Embroidered silk from Bette W<br />
6 Silk tie </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Seams/Embellishments</strong></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A Fly stitch + French knots in light blue Perle cotton<br />
B Fly stitch +straight st stars in yellow DMC Floss<br />
C Straight st+ French knots in lt blue Perle cotton <br />
D Straight stitch in Variegated cotton floss<br />
E Straight stitch laced edge in White perle cotton and Trebizond silk</span></div>
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F Stem stitch (wolf) in grey DMC floss, Straight stitch (breath) in dark grey
DMC, Straight stitch words in metallic DMC floss, Moon in Straight stitch White
Trebizond silk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Metal charms.<br />
G Straight stitch + echoed detached chain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Glass Beads, White Kreinik braid, grey DMC floss, Navy flower thread.<br />
H Feather stitch + fly stitch + French knots<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I Straight stitch, grey DMC cotton floss<br />
J Lazy Daisy + French knot in variegated cotton floss+ metallic DMC<br />
K Fly stitch tied with detached chain Blue Perle Cotton<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-62587397890001761812012-01-09T07:51:00.000-06:002012-01-09T07:51:08.243-06:002012 Crazy Quilt Journal ProjectW<span style="font-family: Calibri;">hen I signed up for the <a href="http://www.cqjp2012.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">2012 Crazy Quilt Journal Project</a>, I
knew that I wanted to challenge myself and be part of the project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several of us in the Tenacious Threads group
were signing up for the project and the discussion turned to the question of
“What will your final project look like?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am a relatively new crazy quilter and have made a few single blocks,
but not had to tie things together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
couldn’t come up with a plan, but the answer came in a dream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love it when this happens!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My finished project will be the Silver Dollar Moon Quilt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each block will have Silver Dollar Sized circle to represent
the Moon with something (literal or not) that links it to the Native American name
of the full moon for that month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started by tracing an actual silver dollar for my moon
template (hoping that this will bring me the luck I will need!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hauled my pretty fabrics over to my Mom's house and we had a pleasant time sorting the fabrics into groups for each block.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-9052726638358432932011-12-10T09:04:00.001-06:002011-12-10T09:11:06.286-06:00Block I designed in Betty Pillsbury Class<br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This block was the result of a class taken in fall 2011 with Betty Pillsbury. She taught us some very interesting piecing techniques and many tips for working with velvets. Yummm! It still needs a spider for the web. I am not sure where this block will find it's final resting place but I really enjoyed making it.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-21536104233322125652011-12-10T08:57:00.001-06:002011-12-10T09:03:20.466-06:00First completed block!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPcqx6OrMGfyZz-I4nq4g4zEHAwpzB7YjX8ZS66zhALvUyjocNDkrpYDtjWcSPI17VHKxkaE1nWy0N5nYd8BFPzdRL6Pe4jrhclJAi04dSJ_PPXrBdjjechRHYk7P6EZ7zeBrko4iMLY/s1600/1st+block.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPcqx6OrMGfyZz-I4nq4g4zEHAwpzB7YjX8ZS66zhALvUyjocNDkrpYDtjWcSPI17VHKxkaE1nWy0N5nYd8BFPzdRL6Pe4jrhclJAi04dSJ_PPXrBdjjechRHYk7P6EZ7zeBrko4iMLY/s320/1st+block.jpg" width="307" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Block completed in 2011. This was a practice block that I used while learning techniques in classes taught by Pam Kellogg, Betty Pillsbury, and Cheryl Anderson. This is the first crazy quilting piece that I have actually finished. It is a small wall hanging.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4314197439788164984.post-62660206220678265292011-11-20T15:36:00.001-06:002011-11-20T15:56:17.089-06:00Purpose and Background<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is a spot for me to track my journey in Crazy Quilting. I became interested in Crazy Quilting when Betty Pillsbury spoke at the Oconomowoc Quilters Guild and offered a workshop in September 2010. She was offering additional workshops at Designers Desk in Geneva Illinois and I attended a day session in seam treatments. Betty is a fabulous teacher! <a href="http://cherylschatelaine.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cheryl Anderson</a> started holding monthly meetings for a group of newbies interested in crazy quilting. I have done bits and pieces over the last year and enjoyed all of it. I took additional classes from Betty Pillsbury and Pam Kellogg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I feel that I am beginning to gather momentum and want to challenge myself to stitch more often.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Crazy Quilting offers a delightful spot to consolidate all of the "little delights" that have always appealed to me (ribbon, buttons, dying, fiber, threads, pretty fabrics, embroidery)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Sullivan Wisconsin USA43.016948393304226 -88.591175079345743.005339893304225 -88.6109160793457 43.028556893304227 -88.5714340793457