My mom asked me if I wanted to try my hand at piecing a quilt top for her. It was the least I could do since she quilted my top for me. I said I would give it a go. It took me 10 hours on Saturday to complete a single block. OM-friggin-G. Why did I do this to myself? Anyone?
Although, it is a pretty bitchin block...It is aptly called Storm at Sea

This a quarter of another in progress. All the major stuff is done, I just need to join the four quarters and its ready for a new home...

This is a cuff that I finished beading Saturday after I became thoroughly frustrated with the Storm. It isn't finished, as it isn't backed and is just kinda sitting there on the felt stabilizer, but it is very nearly done.

It uses about a billion (actually about 20) different seed beads including 15/o, 11/o, delicas, Toho treasures, cubes, triangles, hex cuts, etc...
The focal is a Magic the Gathering resin cab I made. Don't ask what card it used to be, because I haven't the foggiest.

There are also labradorite rectangles and 4 cubic zirconia stones. The CZ came from a friend of my mother's who was cleaning out some of her stuff. Apparently she used to sell jewelry, and asked my mom if I knew anyone who made jewelry. My mom mentioned me and now I have a sack full of CZ, imitation sapphire, ruby, emerald, etc. in little brown envelopes. I'll post more thoroughly about those in the future.

This is a bracelet I made while playing around with RAW. I can't remember where the inspiration came from as I printed it out a long long time ago, but the final result differs significantly from the inspo.

This one was a bit of a pain in the ass, as it were. I don't do RAW regularly, so it was good to stretch my boundaries.

I like the colors, they are so vibrant and summerlike, but I'm not sure how I feel about the bracelet. Well, it was an excercise, and I accomplished what I set out to do, which was to play with RAW.

Holy Jeepers, you've been busy Amy! Love the pink quilt, and I know your mom's quilt is going to turn out beautifully! I just can't wait to see the end result!
ReplyDeleteHave an awesome week!
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