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I’ve moved!!

Theresa — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:58:38 +0000

I’ve upped and moved to a different page!!

After blogging for a few months I’ve settled in on a blog focus – which doesn’t work at all with this blog name…

So come visit my new site at: http://crazylittlestitches.wordpress.com/

Change your bookmarks cuz I’ll be deleting this site after awhile….

So much floss…

Theresa — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:56:41 +0000

What I would really like to know…is why most embroidery floss has to be six stranded?!?

It’s nice that there are all kinds of embroidery floss organizers…but I’m constantly fighting with the sections in use…the ones where I’ve already pulled out a few strands.

The stuff really bugs me! It seams so impractical…why isn’t it all neatly rolled up on a spool?!?

Anyone know why?!?

Sewing right along….

Theresa — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:48:50 +0000

Yay! I finished the first CQ block and I’m on to another color…

15×15 CQ block one!!

Beginnings of the next block…my camera does NOT do justice to the colors!!!

The greens should look a little brighter…

This one is a bit better…

I’m still undecided…but I think I’m enjoying hand sewing more than I would enjoy wrestling with a sewing machine…plus I set up in the living room in front of old movies, borrowed from the library, and alternate sewing and running to the iron…best of both worlds!!

Mothers Day…

Theresa — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:47:05 +0000

For the past few weeks at school, my sweet five year old has been busy making a surprise for mothers day! He’s been sewing!! This is what he made his mama…

This hand embroidered flower was a project he worked on in the kindergarten’s Métis culture program. Every Tuesday, a much adored lady named Fey, teaches the kids different things about her culture.

And this ‘pansy in a can’ accompanied the sewn flower card, along with one super smiley, very pleased boy (who had one very proud mama)!!!

Hubbie also surprised me with a bouquet of flowers and a wonderful waffle supper!!! Mmmmm….no cooking for the night….I’d take that any day!! LOL

First CQ block!! (In progress…)

Theresa — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:42:52 +0000

Here’s the first pic, of the first crazy quilt block, for the CQ bedspread I’m working on. Each center of the block will reflect the base color for that block, and will be surrounded by it’s co-ordinating colors. For example: The ‘red’ center block, in the picture below, will be surrounded by ‘tans’ and ‘reds’. If it were ‘blue’ in the center, it would be surrounded by ‘blues’ and ‘greens’ (I use the color names in ‘…’ as a representation of the color groups only). There will be 16 blocks with four color groups, and five colors in each group.

Each block will alternate to create a random look, while also keeping a planned geometrical feel. This is because I share my bed…LOL and Hubbie wasn’t altogether sold on the idea of having an entirely crazy ‘crazy quilt’ on our bed!!

I’m sewing on a 22″x22″ muslin foundation, with the finished CQ work to be 15″x15″. There will be a 2.5″ border around each block.

If you would like to see more about this quilt; you can go here or to the ‘Quilt Project – Large CQ’ link on the right hand side of this page.

Catch up…

Theresa — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:05:51 +0000

Well I’ve managed to photograph the beginnings of my newest project. I’m going to hand sew a quilt for my bed…I think it’s a bit ambitious but, with several quiet evenings on my hands, I’ll give it an honest effort!

Here is the fabric I bought after a couple of hours picking and choosing the colors

(Rough plans…)

I also have the last book pillow picture with finished embroidery…

And here’s an update on my first crazy quilt block…

(I have it stretched on a scroll frame to work on the embroidery.)

That’s what’s going on with me for now – it took me a while to post these pics cuz I was having too much fun fiddling around with my projects!!!

Hand sewing…

Theresa — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:28:54 +0000

I have been spending my days hand sewing things; other than whip stitching items in need of quick mending, I had never really sewed anything by hand before… I didn’t realize how many different stitches there were! There are several practical stitches, and hundreds of fancier stitches! When I haven’t been online looking at sewing and embroidery, I’ve had my nose in a book(same topic), or had a needle in hand trying out new things!

I’m going to post pics of the reading pillow I’m working on (embroidering is all that’s left to do). I found a remnant of 100% silk at my local fabric store, and couldn’t resist nabbing it and making it into a pillow similar to one I had seen online here. I took it home and started cutting and basting, ironing and pinning, sewing and stitching, and finally after several needle pokes, cramped fingers, and many hours later, I turned it outside in and voila! it turned into a pillow case! Later I stuffed it with batting and closed the final seam… Then I added ribbon and tried it with a book. (Pillow case measures 10″x14″)

I’ll also post pics of the bookmark I crocheted a couple of weeks ago, that will be an addition to the pillow (not sure if I should attach it or not – it measures 13″ long). Also you can look here if you want to check the progress on my crazy quilt block.

Not quite sure what I made…

Theresa — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:45:32 +0000

I’ve just spent the past two hours cooking! I have no idea how that happened…

Usually I’m a very ‘oh-no-it’s supper-time-and-we-have-to-eat-something-soon’ kind of cook. But today – today I decided to get an early start! Oops…

At 4:30 I put chicken breasts in the oven and figured I’d figure out what else to put with them while they were baking. Around 5:00 I decided to cut them into pieces and add mushroom soup and some frozen broccoli and cauliflower. By about 5:15 they went back in the oven while I figured out what to ‘make’.

Pulling out a pot, I put some water on to boil. Still unsure what to put in it – but boiled water is good, right?!

Around 5:30 the water started to boil and I sort of einniee – meiniee – minie – mo’ed cork screws or linguinie. Cork screws won! So I dumped them in the pot and stirred once and awhile, while doing dishes…

By then it was around 6:00 ish…don’t ask – I have NO idea how it took this long to get my pasta cooked..?!? I then looked at the 9×13 dish holding chopped chicken breast, soup and veg. and thought what the heck! Might as well mix everything together and make a casserole…

6:15 had me adding cheese to the top… Well, it needed more color – and you’ve just gotta have cheese!! While it was in the oven, again, I decided to come and write about it.

About 6:30 (give or take a few) I took it out to cool…I’m mind numbingly hungry now! But it’s too hot. I’ve had to give the kids a snack since starting – cuz it’s getting late for them…but it SMELLS devine…and OH I think I made enough for TEN people!!!

It’s 6:40. I am gonna hit the ‘Publish’ button and post this.

I never spend that much time cooking suppers…and I don’t even know what I made!?!

(Note: It was all worth the wait! This was the best thing I’ve eaten all week!!!)

My latest endeavour…

Theresa — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:51:52 +0000

I am attempting to make a crazy quilt.

I don’t have a sewing machine.

So all of the stitch work is done by hand…

Here’s the first corner!

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A person could probably go crazy quilting this way!

These blocks are going to be roughly 12″x12″ when finnished.

I plan on doing six of them.

Then I’ll attempt to hand embroider the seams…

(Well, why not?!?)

My kids are looking a little rough for the wear…

~ Oops! ~

Check back here if you’re interested in seeing updates on this quilt!

Update: 01

Update: 02

Waiting…

Theresa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:07:42 +0000

I think I’m just gonna keep on waiting until someone adds a line or so to ‘Alone…’

See my previous post for my interactive story idea.