Princess Bubbles Creates

This is my June crazy quilt block.  I am thinking it is pretty close to finished.  There are only four days left in June so I better get a move on!  I am aiming for the encrusted look around the cameo.  I think I have come close to what I want but it is not quite there yet.

It has been a busy spring and I have not a lot of time to play and experiment.  I am grateful that today was a quiet day and I could do some playing.  I love Inktense pencils and blocks so I pulled them out.  I had bought some interesting cotton yarn and decided to try to color it with the Inktense blocks.  Here it is wrapped on old gift cards and waiting to dry.  I am curious to see how it will stitch.

These darling hankies were found on a recent thrift store haunt.  They are sweet and delicate!  It is hard to imagine using them for their intended purpose!

This is my crazy quilt block for June.  I am going for the encrusted look.  I have a lot more stitching to do.  I hope I can get it finished by the end of the month.

Thanks to Sharon B at  http://pintangle.com/  for the instructions for this stitch.  I actually didn't find it terribly difficult even though Sharon described it as tricky.  However getting the wraps to lay nice a neat is tricky.  I managed to do that on a few of the stitches.  I even had a millners needle to use.  Totally surprised me to have one.  Turns out I got some in the big batch of things I inherited from my husband's aunt.  I will have to do another post about all the goodies I received from her.  I am blessed to overflowing!

Actually, I was inspired by my friend Kate and the workshop she led for Gathering at the Gallery last week.  I am so grateful for Kate and her enthusiasm.   It drew me into volunteering at the KW Art Gallery and I am loving it.  Last week Kate had the participants preparing to stitch on some color copies of vintage photos.  It inspired me to stitch on one of my photos.  I am going to make this into a farewell card for Kate.  She is moving at the end of the month and I am not happy about it.

Something a little different.  I have been inspired by a Scrumble a week blog http://prudencemapstone.blogspot.ca/ .   I adore her creations!  However I don't really knit so I started experimenting with different textured yarns and embroidery.  My Mom is a knitter so I used her knitting as a base for my stitching.  I am having fun with this experimentation.