Tatty Teddy continues...

Not as many seams completed last nite as I spent much of the time gaming with my son. We play one online game and that is Wizard101.com! I'm not one for video type games of any sort but I do enjoy this one with my son. I even got my brother into it.. but enough about that... on to the stitching! :)

Here are challenges:

#12 Beaded feather stitch

#13 Herringbone variation

#21 Detach chain half circle (with center bead)

Here is challenge:

#22 Beaded straight stitch

I added a few stitches here for challenge:

#16 Sheaf stitch

For challenge:

#23 Cross Stitch pattern

I made use of the empty evenweave fabric space to create a patterned line of stitches.

My Fairy's Name

Your fairy is called Bramble Rainbowwitch
She is a fortune bringer.
She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.
She is only seen in the enchanted moment between sleep and waking.
She wears bluebell-blue dresses. She has multicoloured wings like a butterfly.
Get your free fairy name here!

Tatty Teddy with weekly challenges

In my new favourite group CrazyQuiltingInternational we have weekly challenges. They are on week #52 but I decided to start way back at #1 and use them on the Tatty Teddy panel.

Here's what the whole thing looks like to date:

Now for some close up views of the newly stitched areas:

#14 Buttons!

These show the beginnings:

#1 Chain stitch

#2 Cretan stitch (which I then added detached chain/lazy daisy stitch to)

#3 Double row Herringbone (these I offset due to the way the blocks where sitting)

This one shows pretty much all the seams that I've gotten stitched. I decide to start in one corner and work my way out. Let's see added to the above there's:

#4 Chrevon stitch

#5 Semi-Circles (offset)

#6 Tied- Cross Stitch

#7 Woven stitch

#8 Angles

#9 Long & Short Buttonhole

#11 Pyramid buttonhole

I haven't yet done the #10 weekly challenge.

Now to show off my beaded dragonflies!

I hope you enjoy seeing what's been keeping me busy these days :)

Beginning to Emblish Tatty Teddy

Here is the full panel after last nite's stitching on the Tatty Teddy panel. I just couldn't think of seam embroideries so I went with what I could think up and this is what came out.

Knowing we all like to see things close up here are a few to see the areas I did.

This is the bottom of the panel and the first bit that I did. I drew on the stem and leaves and used a stem stitch for them. I couldn't decide on flowers but then put these beads on and they looked so good I went with them. I then added a couple butterfly beads above them.

Next...

I ruffled up some silk ribbon and added a rose bead to the center and attached them to the corner by the Teddy. Not bad for a first time try at them. :)

Then I decided I wanted to try to make a ribbon trail so I attached one end and decided to cover the end with a button and topped that with a flower bead. I then ruffled the ribbon as I went and each time I attached it to the panel I then added a bead. I finished off the same way as I began with the button and bead.

I then attached a dragonfly charm to a small patch.

Tatty Teddy Wallhanging for SS

After finishing up the Judy's Angel cross stitch panel this past weekend I spent the rest of the weekend stitching up the cutest little Tatty Teddy panel. This one I used within a crazy quilt block which will be finished as a wallhanging.... SHHH it's for my Secret Sister. I had to go get the fabrics this afternoon but just this evening I whipped up the crazy patching.

Here is the naked panel before I get on with the embroidery.

Yet another Judy's Angel

I finished up the panel I was stitching for another Quilts for Breast Cancer quilt which my mother is working. This one was done in Burgundys.

Crazy Quilting

I have begun yet another new hobby. - Crazy Quilting! Thus far I have been doing mostly organizing of stash that I've purchased and stash that has been given to me. However in amongst that I have managed to begin a set of blocks. I purchased a piece of fabric which had several pictures on it and after cutting them out I had a full set of 8 different pics and another set of 6. I've begun with the 6 and have 3 of them crazy patched. They are called naked blocks as they do not as yet have the embroidery on them. Well I did begin on one but even that's not complete as yet.

Here are the first 3 blocks to the set of 6.

I hope to be able to get back to them soon and begin learning all the new stitches I've been reading up on.