Sunday, December 29, 2013

Some Crazy Stuff


My crazy quilt this year for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2014 will be "Crazy Farm".  This is my finished January block (with a little of the bottom cut off in the picture). 



There will be a lot of flowers on my crazy farm.  (Ooops the eyes are really getting bad...I can see where I stitched the fabrics together by hand). 


I actually grow pumpkins on my little acreage. I grew mini ones this year. 


I don't use a watering can much in my actual garden. I had several pumps installed years ago so I could hook up hoses to water if need be. 

I LOVE roses - especially the old fashioned varieties. Here in Iowa wild roses are a real problem and difficult to get rid of out here in the country. 

Well, these were supposed to be hollyhocks but I don't believe I've ever seen any blue ones. At least I've never grown any blue ones.  I think when I started stitching on these I was thinking of my delphiniums. But, hey, this is a CRAZY farm so blue it is for my hollyhocks!

I've never raised sheep; however, my grandma (mom's mom) did. I remember feeding one of them with a baby bottle when I was a very small girl.  And I have to admit the small girl in me wanted to add some sheep dip to this stitching!!!! 

I tried some broderie perse applique - pear perse. 

Some lazy daisy flowers to kind of match the "flowers" in the fabric. 

All across the block some curvy chain stitches , bullion flowers in 6 strands of variegated thread and some variegated green leaves in can't remember that stitch. 


And now that my new project block is finished I can go back and finish up block #20 on my Crazy Cravings block this fine Slow Stitching Sunday. 

Don't miss what everyone else is slowly working on today at the linky party Slow Stitching Sunday at Kathy's Quilts. 

12 comments:

scraphappy said...

Beautiful work, I just love the little sheep and the pears. So cute!

Julierose said...

Your 1st block DONE--already??? WOW--you are speedy. I just got all my threads,laces, etc. together in one box today to start.... Your block is really cute--loving those pears...yum! hugs, Julierose

Richard Healey said...

That is amazing and wonderful detail work great job.

Richard and Tanya Quilts

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

That sheep is too cute! I am definitely going to have to try this!

genie said...

Your embroidery work is beautiful. I adore the watering pitcher and the lamb. They have to be my favorites. You are so good to already have block 1 completed. Kudos to you. genie

Quilter Kathy said...

So pretty! And your photos are so clear... love to see the details. My favorites are your blue hollyhocks - such lovely stitching!
Thanks so much for being a regular contributor to Slow Sunday Stitching!
Sending you wishes for a happy 2014!

audrey said...

Such lovely work! It's fun to see this kind of stitching.:)

Amy said...

Oh wow. Your embroidery is amazing! So impressive.

Amy said...

Oh wow. Your embroidery is amazing! So impressive.

deb @ frugal little bungalow said...

this is amazing...so darn cute! And I think you are better off embroidering a water can versus a hose, yes! :) As someone who can basically only do a back-stitch I am in awe :)

Teresa in Music City said...

Such fun stitching!!! Love all the different elements to your block :)

Connie said...

I do believe that the most wonderful of quilts is the crazy quilt. I hope that someday I will feel that I am talented enough to make one. I am so delighted that I found your blog. I am a retired wife, mama and grandma . . . i love to sew, craft, decorate, garden and I play and sing in an old geezer band :) Life is good.
I am your newest follower and I would love to have you visit and hopefully follow me back. I enjoy making new friends and swapping ideas.
Your new blogging sister, Connie :)