My block for Sendai Project finished

My block is on its way...I completed this little block for our dear quilter friend Hideko whose country, hometown had a tragic earthquake in Japan. Our another friend, Leslie Ehrlich is organizer of a special project "Our Hearts and Hands for Sendai". special thanks her for her efforts to realise this important project. I wish I could make this block for another reason but I'm glad that our dear friend Hideko is well and safe. I always keep Japan people in my prayers who survived from big disaster and for all those innocent people who lost their lives due to big quake and horrible tsunami.

I tried to use flowers and lots of beads on my block, I wanted to use bright colors as the reminder of the spring...spring brings new hopes, new expectations....

I used contrast colors in a harmony. My beaded needle laces looked so neat on the hand dyed fabric.

I used different types of oyas...

I'm not much familiar to Brazilian Embrodiery but recently I bought nice special threads for that purpose, using those treads I did Bullion stitches and french knots on top the bugles intead of using beads as I used to do.

As my buddies all know, I like heavily embellished blocks, this is another heavily embellished block that I made for an important project. I added my sincere feelings, all positive energy to create it.

Blessings to all.....

Progress of Sendai Block

I usually use silk threads for the seam treatments but this time I use different kind threads that I bought them recently. These are locally produced threads for Brazilian embroidery, but I started to use them for the seam treatments. I really liked the color scheme so much. In addition, their lovely colors perfectly matches with my oya flowers and beaded oya laces as well. My first trial with the pinkish color was satisfactory, I hope I start to learn BE with the sake of these lovely threads. I just know a few simple things related with BE, I want to learn more details.

I was planning to complete this little block for Sendai Project in a short period but my tendonitis problem of right hand recurred once again after a long time. It is so obvious that I did overwhelmed during and afterwords of our moving. Now, I'm a slow turtle again, if I stitch a few hours I must give a break at least a few days, because my finger gets swollow immediately! There won't be any worst case for a quilter....

My naked block for the Sendai Project

I really don't know how to express my sadness about big disaster Japan had last month. So sad that Japan is still having strong after shocks. I know nothing should confort them after all that tragedy they had to face. But, we can remind them that we are thinking them from the different places of the world.

At the begining, I couldn't decide about the colors of my block. Afterwords, I wanted to create something to remind spring and wonderful Japan cherry trees, lovely cherry blossoms. I found some pink color fancy fabrics in my stash and created this little block for the Hearts and Hands for Sendai project.

Hearts and Hands for Sendai Project

We, international crazy quilters decided to organize a special project of quilts to be made auctioned for some charity that our dear friend Hideko denotes in Sendai, Japan. Everyone who is interested in this project is invited to contact us for further information. Both, traditional and crazy blocks are welcome. Unfortunately,