Victorian Vintage DYB RR - My work on Kristie's block

I just completed my work on another RR block. It was Kristie's lovely block with a silk cat print on it. The bottom left side of the block is a vintage hankie, I didn't want to do overdo on the hankie. She had been folded hankie as a triangle, I started with one of my favorite seam treatment on the hypotenuse side of the triangle and added small pearls at the other edges. I found an old narrow trim that I've dyed it several years ago with some ribbons as well, I added it on to Kristie's own lace. Its color matched with the bottom salmon color fabric patch. I kept continued with other seam treatments. I used various bugles, sead beads. I added an old silver cat charm, another RR participant had been embroidered almost same figure.  I added oyas upon Kristie's demand,  my selections are small, stiff models with neat colors to her block. I hope she likes what I did.

At last I added  some charms that they are bees, butterflies and some glass beads. The ribbon of my small SRE is from Ribbonsmyth. I've dyed it with Tang long time ago, its performance is still super. 

AS I always say so, block making is my weak point. When I get lovely blocks I love to embellish them, I hope Kristie should like what I've done on her block.

Happy stitching......

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.

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 "Victorian theme RR block" back home:))

My RR block came back home safely. As you know, I shared my works on the other participants' blocks. This is the final of the RR, I share my beautiful block. There is problem with the macro adjustment of my new camera, I couldn't take photo as I wanted to show you the details. I hope, at least, these photos should give you an idea about its beauty.

When I assembled my block I was planning to make it cushion but now I changed my decision. I want to use it as an elegant purse. I'm going to add some extra work, such as seam treatments using pearls, bugles and adding buttons etc, it will be a great heavily embellished front side of a purse. Let me go to my studio to search neat color beads, buttons, etc.

I would like to thank all participant buddies for their lovely work on my block, it was a very nice RR that we completed smoothly and great fun.