2021 Projects

[Marsha Cassada]

Finished a gorilla and now I'm working on a unicorn. Yes, I know the unicorn traditionally didn't go into the ark, but my ark will have a unicorn. I have found some nice images, particularly in art as it is the animal of Scotland. I've tried contacting an artist who works in horsehair jewelry to see if she will make me a tail. Any horsehair workers reading this???? The tail, in lore, is more of a lion's tail rather than a horse. And the unicorn has a beard.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

My gorilla. I got the unicorn painted and my sister, who is a beader and macramer, is going to help me make a tail. My sister has a white horse to supply the hairs.

 

[Willow Flats]

Marsha ~ Looks so good with them peeking out the door!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Here is the unicorn. Remember the old Unicorn Song by the Irish Rovers? The tail is hairs from my sister's white horse. I might make a new tail and make the lion part a little longer.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

We had a "sisters day" yesterday for the unicorn. One sister's horse hairs, another sister's skill, and my painted animal.

 

[Dragon Hill]

I love it!

 

[chandab]

I finished a small quilt.
Bought a table runner kit and with the way they cut it and packaged it, I had enough fabric for the kit runner (the extra fabric was for the backing, but I used it to make 3 more basic table runners).
So, pictured are the quilt and 4 table runners (the runner on the right is the kit pattern, the other 3 are 10-minute table runners, no batting in them). The runners aren't quite finished yet, the kit runner needs to be layered, quilted and bound; the other three just need the ends tacked.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Really like the striking graphic design on the quilt.

 

[chandab]

Really like the striking graphic design on the quilt.

Thank you. Me, too. I might have to make a bigger one, next time. Nice way to show off larger prints.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I bought a pattern for this Noah scene. I worked it on some Irish linen I had, which has rather a primitive feel to it. I did not realize the color choices for the pattern would look so different on my linen. Not good. So, I think I will go ahead and order the fabric suggested in the pattern and work it again. I rather enjoyed it, though I can't count worth a darn anymore and had to tear out parts of it many time

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I made my first frame all by myself. I used some old wood from a torn down house--I think it was from a door jamb. It already had a lip (I can't use a router). It's amazing how much length is needed because of the waste at the corners. My husband kindly did not laugh at my effort. But I think I will do better next time. I'm getting more comfortable with the miter saw. It suits my primitive decor.

 

[Dragon Hill]

I like it. The linen, the wood, even the not quite perfect joints, gives it a beautiful rustic charm. Yes, good job!

 

[chandab]

Working on a mystery quilt for quilt guild. Got my individual monthly pieces done a little bit ago, and at the March guild meeting we got the final directions for assembly.. The directions are a bit sparse, but there is a picture, so fairly easy.
Here's my center block and the first round of blocks that go around it (not sewn together, just laid out for pic).

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Working on a mystery quilt for quilt guild. Got my individual monthly pieces done a little bit ago, and at the March guild meeting we got the final directions for assembly.. The directions are a bit sparse, but there is a picture, so fairly easy.
Here's my center block and the first round of blocks that go around it (not sewn together, just laid out for pic).

That reminds me of looking through a kaleidescope. I don't know how you can figure it out!

 

[chandab]

That reminds me of looking through a kaleidescope. I don't know how you can figure it out!

The individual blocks don't show much by themselves, but put them in the right order and you have interesting pattern. Shoot, I don't have individual pics of the two blocks that make up the side and corner pieces for the blocks that go around the center block. About the only pic I didn't take while I was making the pieces.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I did a counted cross stitch picture. I was hoping to use it for a greeting card, but it turned out too large. So I put it in an apron. Plan to give it to my dil when we see them Easter.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

My dil and grand daughters really like the apron. I know they will cook up some great dishes wearing it.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Got a call that my flower quilt is finished. A group of ladies do handquilting. I dropped it off last March, but due to all the covid turmoil, I feel happy that it got quilted at all. I will pick it up on Wednesday. I plan to add more quilting detail to it myself, as their style is very basic.

 

[Willow Flats]

Got a call that my flower quilt is finished. A group of ladies do handquilting. I dropped it off last March, but due to all the covid turmoil, I feel happy that it got quilted at all. I will pick it up on Wednesday. I plan to add more quilting detail to it myself, as their style is very basic.

Yay! Looking forward to seeing it!

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Needed a project for when I worked at the polls so I got this little kit to embroider a baby blanket. I got all the blocks embroidered and put together. Now must go to a store and get border/backing material. I miss the embroidery for a lap project. But I picked up my big quilt and will be working on adding more stitches to it; the group does minimal hand stitching so I can personalize it by adding more stitches.