Carol Harper's articles with the keyword: CQJP 2013

I did get some work done at guild retreat, although I forgot to take my handwork with me and ran out of things to do by dinner on the first full day! Didn't help that I was so very sleepy the entire time adn had very little focus... Anyway, here are the pieces I did work on... November block for Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2014: Blocks January - September for the 2014 Crazy Quilt Journal Project assembled (blocks for October and November are awaiting December for final assembly):…

Two more "small" finishes for me... My "Mug Rug" which is 9 x 12, and (GET THIS) I did some needleturn applique on the front and QUILTED IT MYSELF! WAHOO! MY FIRST EVER QUILT, even if it is only 9 x 12! LOL I even applied the binding by machine, at least partly --- but found it wouldn't work for stitch-in-the-ditch for the back side so I hand stitched that part...I can't believe this --- I will now HAVE to go to guild on Thursday, despite the pot luck part, and show this one off! Front (…

This week has been focused on Take a Stitch Tuesday (Stitches 53 and 54 posted earlier), Red Thai Mandala (where the outer border is about half-finished: My contribution to the "Encrusted Crazy Quilting" class - week two, seam treatments: and a base block for my March Crazy Quilt Journal Project --- this one is red: Still mulling around a challenge idea for TAST and trying to work out a basic 12" block for Encrusted Crazy Quiltling. The class in "Sumptious Embroidery" from S…