Beading

This block is the Season to Season Block of Nina's that I am working on. She did some of the work on it and I took a quick picture before I did anymore work on it. So far here I have added a seam treatment on the lower right and added French Knots to the feather stitch on the bottom right. Also a buttonhole stitch to the upper right (doesn't show very well here) I am adding lace and some SRE that is not in the picture here. Also a butterfly that DD thought it needed!!This is the garden block for CQ4N that has some new work on it. Then the beading that I added around this cute little sunflower iron on that I just had to add. I am so pleased with the way it turned out. This is the first time I have attempted to bead around anything like this. As you may recall I am not a fan of beading, although I love the way it looks I do not like to do it myself. I sat down and started this and didn't want to stop!! Amazing!! I may find that I need to try doing this again on another block!! I am also posting it in the CQI challenge of the month which was framing, no it might not be very original but it was a big challenge for me. LOL

Have a sweet week my friends. I will miss you while I am off line!!!

Cover that Couch!

After seeing a delightful slipcovering of a couch over at Beach Vintage I decided when moving the furniture around yesterday to try the same andam really happy with the results. I did forget to take before pictures and am sorry to report I am NOT tearing this apart to show you what it did look like.  The chaise is covered in a matlesae bedcover with a rose print fabric on the pillow on the back. Dgranddog thought he had to be part of the make over too! The chaise is origianlly a beige background with a floral print and looks dirty all the time even though it isn't. The seat cushion is all one piece which one day I am going to take something to and remove so it is easier to cover!!

On to the couch. It is a sage green and looks fine I just wanted a change (know how that is??) I covered the seat with a vintage cream lace and fabric tablecloth. I have used this before on here but sat the cushions on top of it, letting the lace hang out from under them. This time I decided to see if I could cover the entire seat cusions with it and ta da it worked!! The arms and back pillows (explains why it appears kinda bumpy) are covered with a small rose print fabric from my stash. I threw on the CQ pillow I made with our wedding picture on it, a bolster pillow I made with a vintage embroidered linen (made perfectly to throw the bolster in) and a sweet bunny made by BFF Louise. Got this one without DGD in it!! LOL

Yesterday while redoing the living room I decided to move the bookcase out and put it by the door at the entry way. While doing this job I decided to sort the books and keep them in some type of order, you know CQ with CQ, dolls w/dolls  book. I came across beading books I bought some time ago when I took a beading class. I spent the evening with them and decide that the above book was by far the best of the half dozen I have. It has lots of interesting info, answered all of the questions I had lurking in my head while I beaded. I have beaded more in the past week or so than in my whole life so I am on a new learning curve. So if you are new to beading check it out. Also ordered more beads and thread from Joggles last night, be sure to check them out if you need beading things. Love the Taho beads and Salamide thread, she has both and you can't beat her shipping price. Nothing annoys me more than to have someone want to charge me $5 to ship a spool of thread!! Off the soap box now.

Have a great week friends!!!