I happened to be catching up on a few Tula Talk Tuesday videos recently, and noticed that she has been doing some appliqué! It looks like she’s doing some variation of needle turn appliqué, and I was impressed by how intricate her blocks are. As is often the case when I watch a video or… Continue reading Inspired by a video
Author: Melissa
Beck sweater update
Leia wanted to help me take a photo of my sweater – I’m now to the sleeves, and working on one and then the other after each decrease to make sure I decrease in the same place for both. It’s getting close to being finished!
A little more bling
So I decided to work on this project some more after all. I know I’ve been up in the air about it. But I pulled out the project bag, and decided to put in a few stitches. And then a few beads. And then a few crystals. I worked on the middle to right side… Continue reading A little more bling
Now with two eyes
I still have a little bit of backstitching to add, but my Bumblebee cat can see much more clearly now that she has two eyes instead of one. There is a lot of detail in this design. I kind of forgot that’s how Pamela Kellogg’s designs are – beautiful and seemingly simple, but with a… Continue reading Now with two eyes
Not the original concept
Sometimes I think one set of fabrics will work together, and once I get them cut out and ready to sew, they just really don’t. That was the case with this block. When I saw the original fabrics laid out, the block just fell flat, so it was back to the drawing board. For some… Continue reading Not the original concept