I have finished my March block for the CQJP. it doesn't have as much bling as the last 2 months but i just couldn't come up with anything else to do with it. i have been looking at it for days and finally decided to just call it done.
Perhaps because it is red.
I like the focus piece of dyed lace medallion but it seems like it needs something more and whatever i tried just didn't seem right.
I added a couple of cat buttons that i liked. the cat seems to be eying the crazed spider that is hanging down from the web above. i think she wants to kill it. i don't blame her. LOL
There is some red velour rickrack to the left of the marroon lace piece. nothing seemed to stand out and say 'this is good'. i put some stitching but really was not inspired.
I do like this huge orange and yellow square flower. it was made with waste canvas. it seemed to be a bit wobbly so i tacked down the ends a bit and placed the button in the middle. and added another cute cat and about 5 gold stars.
This is a dark purple piece of lace trim that i dyed and added and then put a bit of chain stitch under it. it needs something....but what?
This purple piece has raised seams criss-crossing it so i embroidered next to them and then added the gold piece and a couple beads to the middle. it, too, needs something, i think...but don't know what. i did a bit of embroidery along 2 sides and added some small purple glass beads.
This bit of lace with tassels was put into the red dye but came out a very pale pink... so it was not cotton. i braided a bit of yarn in the top of it. the red piece of fabric above it didn't get any embellishment because nothing i tried seemed right. this block this month just gave me fits all the way around.
This is another couple of rows of purple flowers using waste canvas. i think i have finally figured out how to use it properly and i like these flowers.
Another further look at the block with the white cat. i tacked down the pale yellow silk ribbon with french knots. and used the full thickness of some watercolor embrodiery thread for the embroidery on the edge side. i like the multi colored trim on the top....i don't have too much of that left.
I guess every block can't be a winner. i struggled with this one and it probably won't get any better than this....unless i get a brain fart somewhere along the line. i have started making the blocks to surround it for the March section and have 4 of them finished.
So, as far as i am concerned...March is history. i am moving on to April....it is in greens. surely that will be better.
Keep stitching and stay safe....talk to ya
Later
Perhaps because it is red.
I like the focus piece of dyed lace medallion but it seems like it needs something more and whatever i tried just didn't seem right.
I added a couple of cat buttons that i liked. the cat seems to be eying the crazed spider that is hanging down from the web above. i think she wants to kill it. i don't blame her. LOL
There is some red velour rickrack to the left of the marroon lace piece. nothing seemed to stand out and say 'this is good'. i put some stitching but really was not inspired.
I do like this huge orange and yellow square flower. it was made with waste canvas. it seemed to be a bit wobbly so i tacked down the ends a bit and placed the button in the middle. and added another cute cat and about 5 gold stars.
This is a dark purple piece of lace trim that i dyed and added and then put a bit of chain stitch under it. it needs something....but what?
This purple piece has raised seams criss-crossing it so i embroidered next to them and then added the gold piece and a couple beads to the middle. it, too, needs something, i think...but don't know what. i did a bit of embroidery along 2 sides and added some small purple glass beads.
This bit of lace with tassels was put into the red dye but came out a very pale pink... so it was not cotton. i braided a bit of yarn in the top of it. the red piece of fabric above it didn't get any embellishment because nothing i tried seemed right. this block this month just gave me fits all the way around.
This is another couple of rows of purple flowers using waste canvas. i think i have finally figured out how to use it properly and i like these flowers.
Another further look at the block with the white cat. i tacked down the pale yellow silk ribbon with french knots. and used the full thickness of some watercolor embrodiery thread for the embroidery on the edge side. i like the multi colored trim on the top....i don't have too much of that left.
I guess every block can't be a winner. i struggled with this one and it probably won't get any better than this....unless i get a brain fart somewhere along the line. i have started making the blocks to surround it for the March section and have 4 of them finished.
So, as far as i am concerned...March is history. i am moving on to April....it is in greens. surely that will be better.
Keep stitching and stay safe....talk to ya
Later
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