Wool Crazy Pincushion Update

Hi!  Do you remember the group of friends I did my wool crazy round robin with last fall?  This was Debbie's top when she got it back after we all had stitched on it.

 Yesterday I went for a visit and she has it finished!  She decided to remove some of the buttons and do some addition wool work on her section.  She then stuffed it with fiber fill and around the outside crushed walnut shells so it wasn't too heavy.

 Here is a close-up of her revised section.  Didn't she do a lovely job?

Well done Debbie, I'm sure you will enjoy it for many years to come.

New Wool Crazy Patterns

Thisngs are awfully quiet around here so I thought I'd post some new patterns I've added to the shoppe just in case a little inspiration is required. We ll loose our Mojo sometimes so here are some links to get you back on track! Have fun!

Wool Garden Crazy

Oh this one has a vintage feel without going lacey. Fun without cute, Spring without pastels... gotta love that!

Wool Ark Crazy
I love Noah's Ark, so this one was a no brainer. I had to have it!

Wool Crazy Fall Block

Look how much I've finished!!

WOOHOO!!

I have finished the appliques on the Fall block. I may add a few more small ones here and there to fill in. Next I will add all the embroidery stitches and embellishments. WOW, I can't believe I have this much finished.

I also made this little pillow adapted from the Crazy at Home book.

I'm really enjoying this craziness!

Happy Stitching,

Judy

First Block

Wool Crazy First Block

I decided to make my blocks seasonal. I started this project last Fall and that is why I'm still working on the Fall Block. That explains the turkey at the top. Now I want to start on the Spring block. I'm yearning for tulips and bunnies. I am going to try to finish this block first. But I have a feeling I will be yearning for Summer (or maybe Fall again) by the time I finish. I love hand sewing the wool appliques on, but it is time consuming.

Happy Sewing!

Judy

Wool Crazy piece finished!

I've finished my latest wool crazy piece.  It came about from another piece I was working on and I decided to combine them together. Can see my initials, shh in the top right corner and the date 2010 below the Christmas tree.

 I decided not to make it directional, to keep interest in it.  I use a crescent moon and star along with my initials for my label on the back of most pieces I make.  Here it was fun to incorporated them in the wool.

 I managed to cover the four seasons in this piece.  This portion is mainly Autumn and Winter.

 This area is mainly Spring and Summer.  I used some original designs and adapted some from JoAnn Mulaly's Wool Crazy book.

 As you may have noted, there is a snowflake button the the Christmas tree, as the piece fold up on itself.  Because it is a Huswif Sewing Case.

 Here is the inside, designed by our friend Kaaren Johnston from The Painted Quilt.  I made mine a bit wider and did not curve the top as she did on her design.  I also added an additional tulip pocket to hold a needle threader.

There are two pockets to hold addition things you may need for your next sewing project.  Hope you enjoy it as much as I have making it.  Now onto something new.