Just a little something I made....

Seems Valentine projects are all over, so I was in the mood to participate
in a little challenge presented in one of my yahoo groups. The challenge was
to create something hand-stitched for your Valentine.

Just learning!...A WIP

For the First Time, I'm Trying my hand at a crazy quilt block!. The piecing is done, now comes the hard part, Which is deciding which appliques, specialty stitches and trims I'll be using to embellish it!...I have no idea what this will look like, or where it will lead..I'm just playing and enjoying the process.

Part 1...The saga of a homemade dress project.....The Good, The bad, and the Ugly!

First things first!! I finally had selected my fabric. I wanted to add an air of
thriftiness to this project, so into the linen closet I rummaged and found a decades old white sheet with eyelet trim. But I didn't want my dress to appear as if I was wearing an old sheet...so I found some black dye!! Oh! I had visions of a unique, folksy, black garment with vibrant embroidery!!!... BIG BUBBLE BURST!!... my fabric dying experiment yielded 3 yds. of grey!!! a re-examination of the tag...50% poly!!! WHOOPS! Oh well...
I got used to the idea of grey plus the no-iron factor,(an added bonus) and thus my project continues undaunted....I'm sticking to my thrifty guns and shall go where-ever this project takes me! (big grin)....have a wonderful creative day everyone!!!