Readers' Showcase

Allie Aller

Allie Aller

Allie Aller

Andrea Beecroft, New Zealand

Andrea Beecroft, New Zealand

Andrea Beecroft, New Zealand

Candida Vieira, São Paulo

Candida Vieira, São Paulo

Mary Engells

mary Engells

Mary Engells

Mary Engells

Mary Engells

Michelle, Sharing Stitches from Maine

Michelle, Sharing Stitches from Maine

Michelle, Sharing Stitches from Maine

Paula

Sharon Young in Tuolumne, California

Here is a 20" x 20" quilt I made called "Queen Allie's

Lace"...the title referring to the flower Queen Anne's

Lace, of course. I loved working with the different

mandala type flower designs! I enjoyed making spider

web, too. I used two vintage hankies and also some

old embroidery in the piecing, and tried to make each

flower's leaves a different way.

I have just finished this purse so I thought I'd add

it to the next Mag to be shown in the Readers

Showcase.

I would like to add this little purse to the April's

Showcase as well.

My "Purple Garden Purse" has just "sprouted" and is

desperate to be seen! It was made in sateen with a

taffeta linen and embellished with SRE, beads, crazy

stitches, laces, buttons and other cuties. In my

garden are flowers, a bee, a cat, a dragonfly, a

caterpillar and a spider.

I have just joined the Yahoo Group and would like to

show my first work with crazy which is this purse. I'm

very glad I found such a nice place and would like to

take the opportunity to congratulate you all for this

wonderful site.

I attached some pictures of a crazy quilted 11" X 14"

picture I made and framed to give to my daughter Michelle. I named this picture "Michelle's Cherub Garden."

The porcelain cherub was made by

Christina Pirnie a couple of years ago.

I made these eyeglass cases for my family for

Christmas 2004 using Rissa's article in Vol 3 Iss 4.

The images were from CQ Newsletter CD's printed on

iron transfer paper.

I made these eyeglass cases for my family for

Christmas 2004 using Rissa's article in Vol 3 Iss 4.

The images were from CQ Newsletter CD's printed on

iron transfer paper.

I made these eyeglass cases for my family for

Christmas 2004 using Rissa's article in Vol 3 Iss 4.

The images were from CQ Newsletter CD's printed on

iron transfer paper.

This is a picture of my first crazy quilted project.

I made this for my best friend's birthday. Her

favorite color (and mine) is purple. I paper pieced

the background. Used groupings of color coordinated

buttons that overlap each other. All of the white

lace motifs are really from one piece of lace; just

trimmed and cut and rearranged to make various

complementary designs. There are also beading and a

mirror. At the top of the hanging are large gold

rings that the piece can hang from, they were found in

my stash of 'savings'.

This was exhibited in the Scioto Co., Ohio 2004 Fair

(first fair I ever participated in) and it was placed

in with regular artwork by the judges; but it received

a blue ribbon.

Thanks for the neat project..I was pouring over my

books trying to find a small, not time consuming gift

for my daughter in laws birthday the following week,

checked the archives and came across the "Travel

Lavender Sachet" in Vol.3, Iss.4. Perfect as she is

going on her first cruise this summer! And best of

all I had all the supplies in my stash. Thanks for

the great ideas.