Christmas Potpourri Quilt - Block 3

Block Three of Christmas Potpourri

Finding time to sew or stitch during November and December is a challenge.  This is block 3 of the Christmas Potpourri Quilt -- the purple is a little funky but -- what the heck!  I have made some of the half-square triangles for the border with the same fabric so I might be able to get a little balance.

 

Christmas BOM Quilt - Block 2

Here is the completed block 2 for the Christmas Potpourri BOM.  A few fabric changes were needed.  I have a cold and kept making mistakes but really, really wanted to complete the block ... so ... into the scrap drawer to find fabrics to replace the ones that got messed up.  Hope it still looks good to me after I'm feeling better.

Christmas Potpourri BOM - Block 2

This is block two of the current Christmas BOM -- in progress.  I'm still auditioning fabrics and blocks for placement positions but this should be pretty close to the finished block.

I added a new gadget to my crafting room.  This past week I bought a Pressing Betty.  I've only used it for a couple of days and I'm not sure if I like it or not -- change is hard!  A couple more weeks and I hope that I will have used it enough for a real opinion.

St. Basil's Needlepoint by Carole Lake

St. Basil's Cathedral - from Google earth

This past week I attended a three day class for the fabulous "St. Basil's Cathedral" needlepoint project by Carole Lake.  The photo above is fairly close to the view of the Cathedral in Carole's needlepoint piece.  You can see her piece on her website at:  Carole Lake's St. Basil's.

Completed Project - image provided as part of class

As part of the kit, we were provided with a copy of the completed project.  The image above is actually a photo of that copy.

This was my first Carole Lake class.  It was all that a stitcher hopes for in a class -- a great piece, an interesting instructor and a fun group of students.  Ms. Lake's stitch instructions are superb -- they are extremely well organized and detailed.  She provided a nice balance of instruction time and stitching time and her sense of humor is contagious.

St. Basil's on 6.November.11

At present, I have no major changes planned for this piece.  The shape of some of the onion domes will likely be altered to be a bit more onion-like and I'm not sure what I want to do with the ground.  I do expect to use the colors and threads provided in the kit.

Needless to say, I have not made any progress on other projects.