4th Quarterly Challenge

CQI has quarterly challenges. This last one was to make a strip quilt sampler. Here is what I did.

 

And here are some closeups......

 

 

 

Wine Traditional RR

CQI had never had a WINE traditional round robin and it sounded like fun, so I joined. 
I have a big cork collection so I had fun sewing half corks to everyone's block.  Some I was able to cut in half with a cleaver, but I discovered a small hack saw worked best on the denser ones.

Here is my blank block ready to send off for the others to work on.  I see I forgot to take a picture of my finished block, so I must do that before I can finish this post. 

This is the finished block. Isn't it great?  All of the blocks came out wonderfull and I'd not hesitate to sign up for another round.

Why I haven't been posting much lately.

This is Heartly. He came to live with us shortly after Thanksgiving and life is not the same! I wouldn't trade him for anything, but he sure has cut into my stitching time.

All About Grey

Last Spring CQI had a challenge which I joined. It was called All About Grey and the idea was to piece a block using only shades and textures of grey. I got my block pieced when life happened and I got a little bit behind. Finally, things calmed down and I did finish the block. It was really fun to work with all one 'color'. I had done this in round robins with pink and red, but grey was something different, and to do the whole 12" block by myself just added to the fun. ?

Here is the bare block - and the finished block.

Anything Goes - Carol's blocks

Carol's theme was Valentine's Day. She included a bunch of fibers and goodies that we could choose to use, or not. I found a "diamond" bracelet in the bag which made a good frame for one of the hearts printed in the fabric. I also did some seam stitching and added a tatted heart and a felted heart.

Anything Goes - Darlene's blocks

Darlene's theme was fairy tales. I chose Jack and the Beanstalk. I added a piece of lace that my cousin gave me from her stash and did some viney stitching with beads. Also framed the silkie with more beads and stitching. Usually my work tends to be bright and colorful, but somehow this turned out quite pastel in tone.

Anything Goes DYB - Misty's block

Misty's blocks have a "Fantasy Art" theme based on the art of Josephine Wall. This was a challenge for me as I've never been much into fantasy, fairies, and such. I googled Josephine Wall and got to see plenty of her work, so between that and the silkie on the block, I gave it my best. It took a while, but I think I'm happy with it now.