DYB Victorian Ladies RR, my work on Lisa's block

So, we came to end of to another RR, I worked on Lisa's block that was the last one to complete Victorian RR. Upon her demand I used my oyas. 

I crocheted a small basket, used varigated color rig-rig ribbon as its holder to catch a color harmony with the opposite side. Small Nile green color butterflies Lisa's own embellishments. I added a bracelet on the hand motif charm:)) The sead beads I've used almost same color with the main fabric color. I used same color silk ribbons at top to create a small spray, added small butterfly charms.

My new small type violets looked pretty at left top side, as seen I made seam treatments and used beaded oya laces.

This photo shows my whole work on the block. It was a very nice RR with lots of old stitching friends, Hideko, Cathy, Gary, Connie and Lisa thank you very much, I enjoyed to stitch with you all together, I hope we come together in another RR soon.

A surprise baggie arrived!

What is a real surprise for a Crazy Quilting lover???  I'm sure that most of you understands my feelings when I received a lovely baggie with full of lovely items from dear friend Gerry. She is my DYB RR partner, it was so lovely to be able to stitch with her as the other group members. I liked some charms on a RR block that she worked....she sent me lots of them, appreciated indeed. I don't have enough word to explain my happiness now. I opened this lovely box with a big grin on my face and got impressed when I saw all those wonderful charms and other stuff she sent me. Thanks so much for her thoughtfulness and generosity. 

Also, the arrival time of  this lovely box with full of embellishments is perfect, Mar.8, 2013. It is women day, I wish peaceful world to all humanhood!

DYB -RR/Victorian Ladies, Cmy work on Connie's block

My first CQ work of 2013 started with a lovely job.  I started to work on Connie's lovely block, DYB-RR/Victorian Ladies. She is going to make a big circular quilt with wonderful six pieces of blocks, I chose one of them and started to embellish. The rest of the other blocks have turquoise colors like this one I've worked. 

 This close-up photo shows details of my work, 

I 'm glad that I had so neat color of silk ribbons and beads in my stash. This seam treatment with beaded frills looked so pretty, I hope Connie also likes what I've done. I did almost same kind of application at a previous RR block however I wanted to apply same work here on the dark part of the block. The outcome is nice for me, do you agree with me??? I used various bugles, sead beads, pearls and some Swarovski crystals....

This is another photo shows whole block and shows little hat that I crocheted. It is one of the smallest hat I've crocheted, I thought a standard one should be really big on the block, so this tiny mini one is big enough on the block.

I like to use chain stitches to define assembly lines and I usually prefer metallic threads such as Kreinik or Gutterman brands. One of my favorite varigeated Gutterman thread did great job on the turquoise patch (at left side of the block).  Tulip form little charm was waiting to be used for a long time, it found its place now...

Some buddies do not like sequins but I love to use them if I have neat colors.  

So, I completed my work on Connie's block, its on its long way to Lisa. We  almost came to end of the RR, I'm waiting last block from Hideko.  Happy stitching to you all...... 

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for health, wealth and happiness for 2013...I wish 2013 bring good things, especially peace....because, our old world needs peace so much!

Christmas decorations of my home

I wanted to share some details of my decorations of this year. I bought this tree last year, it is big enough to display all ornaments:)) Our two cats must be aware how those ornaments important for me, they never touch them, our little cat met with the tree this year, he started to bite but didn't like its taste. LOL!  

My  precious older  grandson loves to sleep in this cozy atmosphere. He loves to watch twelights than falls a sleep.

I like all tones of the blue color, these dark blue candle and holders are my special items for this season:)

My darling grandson Babig is not camera shy, he loves to pose:))

 "The Sinatra Christmas Album" is my favorite album to listen, it is on the hard disc of my computer, ready to listen.

Santa came to town!!!

Christmas Greetings!

 Knock, knock....Why don't you open your window to take me inside, I need a warm place!!!

 A lovely decorated home is filled with Christmas spirit:))

Christmas greetings to all of you, wishing you a joyous Christmas with all beloved ones.

Who doesn't like to listen wonderful Christmas carols??? 

This cozy place is filled with season's spirit, isn't it?

Little girl and her tebby watching outside!

Curious Buddy!

It is time to wake up little girl!

Is there any other better place than our warm homes in this time of the year???

I miss a lot my grandma and auntie and their endless patience for telling me same legends.

Who doesn't want to take a nap in this lovely cozy room???

I love this wonderful time of the year, wishing you all great time with yuor beloved ones!

We keep continue to stitch DYB-Victorian Ladies RR blocks. This month I worked on Gerry's lovely  colorful block.

I started to to add black laces to catch a good contrast with the black patch at the right bottom side. I added hand dyed pink vintage lace and put a crocheted motif which was made by my mother long time ago using variagated thread.  

This is a more close up photo of my work. I used vintage buttons that I was keeping for a special project!  

Victorian Ladies - DYB RR, Cathy's block

 DYB RR - Victorian Ladies keeps going, I worked on Cathy's lovely block this month.But, unfortunately, I've completed it a little bit late due to some serious family health issues.
 I enjoyed so much to work on it. I tried to use all soft color threads and silk ribbons.

 This photo shows the final of the block. Its original looks so pretty, the photo doesn't justice its pale colors. A small violin charm is the last addition to piano playing ladies theme. I wish I could have a small piano charm!  The silk print was so nice, I just covered its surrounding, didn't touch the main figure.

This photo is another close-up to show you little beading materials I've used on the block. I added small sead beads on to little charms, they looked so pretty for me, I hope Cathy likes them too. Most of my quilter friends know that I love to use sequins, I shouldn't complete this block without sequins;-)) I'm glad that there were neat color sequins in my stash,  I think, I catched a lovely color harmony.

Now, I'm waiting another block to play.

 It was so nice to work on a RR block after a long time.  Our "Victorian Ladies DYB RR" started and I completed my work on dear friend Hideko's block. According to Hideko's desire for dark and gothic atmosphere I added black laces and used neat color embellishments as much as I can to describe a Lady in black.  A novel that inspired her sounds so nice, I hope my work won't be a disappointment to meet Hideko's expectation.

I used various kind of beads, sequins and bugles on the laces, most of them are Swarovski crystals and small charms that I was keeping for special projects...As you all know, we keep our stashies for the special projects:)))  

I used gray color silk thread to make Chevron stitch under the Victorian Lady photo.... I had flower form small silver charms I sewed them securely with  black beads on to left side of the print, it looked like a nice trim with bugles on the lace.

I was planning to make pink fargo roses between stitches but I when I found some old crystals with neat colors I changed my mind. I guess, they made a nice harmony with the base color of the fabric with rose motifs. The only things are those pinky crystal beads that I used on the block as colorful things.  They are pretty enough to cheer up the block, the rest of the block is dark colors.  

I embroidered a little fan with soft gray color of silk thread at left side. I liked its harmony with the original  motif of the fabric. 

At right side, I made one of my favorite stitch, Hideko likes it too, I especially made it  for her with black silk thread and added dark sead beads.

I hesitated to add some frilly things on the Victorian Lady print or not.  I just added an earring and necklace with neat color sead beads to make them... 

I hope Hideko also likes what I did. 

At last, I added some other small charms, they added more femminen apparence. 

So, I completed my work on the first block of this lovely Victorian Lady theme RR, waiting another block to play.

Happy stitching.....

When I was reading daily messages just noticed Craftsy's end summer sale...It was really great opportunity to catch online some courses at the last minute.  I have so many books related with quilting but those mentioned classes are just for me!!! 

"Color play for quilters" and "Painted pictorial quilts" are the online classes I've just enrolled, I'm sure that they will help me a lot to create some new things...

Several years ago I saw a lovely quilt at a Pizzeria, it was a lovely, cozy living room with fantastic details such as a fireplace at the background. I always wanted to create something like that but I didn't know where to start. I bet, this online class will help me for a good beginning.

I'm so excited to get started:)))

In the past few days I was busy to decorate our guest room, I moved some accessories to this room, it looks much better now....

I always love to review what I have in hand, afterwords is easy to make good combinations...without a new budget requirement,  I decorated this small room!

Victorian Ladies Theme Round Robin BLocks

 After a long time, I'm participating in a Round Robin once again, it is my favorite theme "Victorian Ladies" with the Crazy Quilting International Yahoo group. There are old stitching friends in the group, I'm so happy to be together those charming ladies.This is a different RR than our classic RRs. It is called, "Do Your Own Block" or just  DYB. Each of the six participants  prepare  6 crazy quilt blocks and sends them out in the rotation. When you get someone’s set of blocks, you chose one (the blocks are 6x6") to embellish. My blocks are ready to start their long journey.  I can imagine the outcome of my  “naked blocks”  from now on:))I added silk prints of Victorian Ladies on to each block. The focus point of the blocks are those silk prints....I was keeping those lovely silk prints for a long time, I wanted to use theme with this opportunity.  At the beginning I planned to make whole blocks almost same tones, but afterwords I changed my mind, I made blocks according to silk prints' color scheme. I hope my  stitcher friends will like my color tones and may work easily. I would like to have these blocks framed  at  my Studio's wall.  I'm sure that they will look so pretty.I'm going to send my blocks to Lisa tomorrow, than I'll wait Hideko's blocks. I'll really excited, looking forward to play with blocks again.Best wishes from Istanbul ....

My new lamp shade

Final look of my new lamp shade!

 One of my friends mother made this lovely lamp shade for me.... She uses dried flowers to make this kind of lovely lamp shades...The holder of the lamp shade is an old thing that I've bought when I was getting married in 1983, unfortunately our cat broke its twin set. I'm glad that this one survived and it is going to take place in my Studio.

I had a green color trim in my stash, it looked so neat on it...I sewed it with simple cross stitches with green metallic Gutterman thread.

Oyas of Callas, Poppies that I made:)

We had really hard winter contions here this year. It was a great opportunity to sit and try new things...I started to make new models of oyas with another technique. These oyas are different than those I sell at my Etsy. These are simple models with more natural appearence that I would like to create small wallhangers. This photo shows a big leaf that I did last week...I also completed half of the its flower but it seems that it should take long time to complete it because it is a big size flower.

This photo shows my little callas...There are lots of work to complete them, however, I just wanted to share the photos of two of them before completing...I'll use them on a wallhanger as well.

I love poppies, I did lots of SRE poppies in the past...This year spring came lately, I tested my patience, making poppies with a different way, with our traditional needle lace, oyas. As you can see, it is really hard work to make petals, stamens, leafs...I hope I'll be able to share outcome soon.
In the past, I was keep telling that I didn't have enough patience to create oya flowers...This long winter was enough to test my patience, I started to make oyas myself...To be decisive is a good beginning, the next thing should be to learn "goldwork"...

Happy Easter to you all...