Working In Progress Wednesday Quilt & Colmar Block Embroidery

Work is continuing on the small panel for the exchange sponsored by Emma; this is an up close photo of the newly sewn diamonds without tails ...a big thank you to Karen H  of faeries and fires BLOG for...

for her helpful tutorials, this one helped me with the diamonds

and embroidery embellishment on Colmar Block 2 continues

:) thank you for visiting!

there really is peace ~

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.  john 16:33  

Quilt progress, Geese Flight, WIP

this week I have progressed on the 2nd block in Quiltmania's mystery quilt

learning to do my first flight of geese block

and then progressing on a "panel" for an exchange  (France, open to all)

:)  I am thankful to have this opportunity to post what is in progress - it really helps me keep moving ahead and pressing on...and learning...continuing to learn and to grow

Progress - of quilt block & more

Quiltmania/Colmar, quilt block 1 nearly finished

I have been working on the first quilt block via Quiltmania's youtube videos (colmar mystery quilt),
and have been learning and practicing appliqué, trapunto, embroidery embellishment and more..

some flower bud embellishment

and it all begun ( as projects do)  very humbly, as I pieced together fabrics...determined to use fabric which I already had on hand....

not knowing how it would look - or whether I had chosen properly...

but by just starting, and stepping out, and learning,  this  has become

this :)   life is like that, no? :)   

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.  
philippians 3:12-14

Block 3

In addition to the mystery quilt challenge for 2015, I am also working along with the "Tuesday Sampler" Challenge 2015, also provided *free* via quiltmania magazine on youtube (in French but one can easily follow only by watching - yes really!) :)

I started with block three, and will work on the first two blocks soon !

here is the finished block:

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; 
but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 
john 14:19

....But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. hebrews 2:8-9

Mystery Quilt "Colmar" 2015

Quiltmania magazine youtube

I am excited to begin the mystery Quilt featured via the magazine Quiltmania, by the designer Nathalie Meànce.  Though the templates and thorough instructions are found in the magazine issue itself, videos are posted on youtube in which Nathalie teaches and shows just about everything you need to know about the techniques.

The videos are posted first in French, and then in English.
(Quiltmania is also offering how-to videos for "Tuesday Sampler blocks" (in French) too, which I am eager to do as well)

Quiltmania magazine youtube

so here I have begun the star block, thanks to the instruction of teacher Nathalie Meànce and the publishers of Quiltmania magazine :)  there is already embroidery instructions and trapunto as well!

the start of my block

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, 
the just for the unjust, 
that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:  1 peter 3:18


He gave me Himself, paid my sin debt against Our Glorious Good and Righteous God, and saved me; He gave me a voice,
to tell others that He came to seek and to save them....what will you say?

glad to be back 2015

(beginnings of new quilt project for 2015 - more to come)



 yes! a new computer !  so now, I can get back to posting (more) I hope~!

Firstly, a big thank you to Queenie at QueeniePatch for posting photos and adding "color" to the narration of the International Quilt Show in Tokyo this past week.  This first post of hers focuses on the charity quilts!  Please read through and scroll down to see the different selections of beautiful and cute blocks.  

photo by Queeniepatch

She took photos of the quilt block I had sewn and donated to be part of the charity quilts that are sewn together, displayed and then auctioned off.  I am so glad I participated...and I look forward to participating again this year as well~!

photo by Queeniepatch

see more of the wonderful handwork from the Tokyo International Quilt Festival here and here too

a year of crazy quilt blocks

 

 

Crazy quilt journal project 2014*

A block a month, sewn together into an art piece for my daughter's birthday

Psalm 111

Jan-Oct verses 1-10

Nov Psalm title

Dec to/from, year 2014

Psalm 111. It is a joy to read

Tokyo international quilt show

I received my postcard today from the Tokyo quiltshow,  noting on which quilt the  block I submitted will appear. :)  I am so Excited!

 now...if only I could go:D but I am thrilled the block is there.

queeniepatch is where I first learned of the NHK quilt festival and that anyone can send in a quilt block to be added to the charity quilts - please read about it, and join in next year 2015!

step by step

step by

step.....

....working on the crazy quilt block for February...........

who hears your voice?

Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth: and with my song will I praise him...... Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:  feed them also, and lift them up forever. psalm 28:6-9

God is so faithful - no matter what - and though times are bad, He is always good - cry out to Him! He is eager to hear, loves to show mercy, and ready to save ~