Thursday 9 February 2012

WIPocalypse Posting for February

WIPocalypse has been a wonderful thing for me. I have 4 finishes so far and am about 1/2 way to another.

I finished JBW's Teddy Bear in early January for the first posting.
I have since finished my Sampler des Bouquets, a 1997 JBW Christmas ornament and Mirabilia's Valentine Fairy. You can see these finishes in earlier posts. Not only did I finish Valentine Fairy - I finish finished it yesterday. lol. I love the pretty marbelized fabric that I chose. It is subtle and doesn't take away from the stitching. I had chosen a different fabric but the ladies in my quilt group informed me that it was too bright and did not do the stitching justice.

I  finished my mystery quilt for my local quilt group. It is now ready to go in our quilt show March 3rd.

I have been working away on my round robins.

I stitched Spring Bouquet on Catherine's Mirabilia Round Robin. Her layout is absolutely stunning and it was a great pleasure to stitch on it. She asked us to add a flower to the triangles on the outside edge and hide our initials in it. Can you see mine in the yellow block?



I stitched a Christmas tree on Denise's Twenty-Twelve Round Robin. My poor tree looks rather lonesome at the moment but I am sure once other trees are added it will look much better.


I have one UFO RR sitting on my couch to work on. I will work on that and work on my LHN Summer Splendor. Hopefully, another finish is in the near future.

I am having trouble keeping up with my google reader. There are so many wonderful stitchers out there now who are blogging. There are over 200 of you in my reader. I just can't keep up with reading and commenting on all of them. I try my best. If I don't comment, please don't think I am not reading. I am and I will comment when I can.

Until next time, I hope the only frogs you see are hibernating until the warmer weather arrives.

26 comments:

Rachel S-H said...

You always have the prettiest finishes. I think that pink fabric for the fairy is perfect! Good luck with the quilt!

I think that tree RR is such a cool idea. You'd end up with a forest of trees at the end of the year!

Lesleyanne said...

Wow I love your Valentine Fairy. The fabric is gorgeous. Great stitching.

Andie said...

Loving your Valentines Fairy! Thanks! Gonna have to stitch mine now! :D Love the Mira RR (as always) Congrats on all your finishes :D

Blu said...

The pink fabric sets off Miss V's dress perfectly! She looks so pretty.

Your quilt looks lovely. Nice colours.

Catherine's layout is incredible. I can safely say I've never seen one like it before!

Ruth said...

Wow! Look at you just fly through the stitching. Congrats on beautiful work on all fronts. Your Valentine Fairy is absolutley stunning! And the quilt, and the RRs.... wow. Big pats on the back for you!

barbara said...

You are surely working the WIPocalypse!Great job!

Christina said...

Valentine Fairy is just lovely and finished in the nick of time!
Love your round robin stitching. I would really like to see them when they've finished doing the rounds!

geeky Heather said...

Congratulations on Valentine Fairy! I do like the fabric you used...it makes her stand out.

That is an amazing RR layout!!!

Karen said...

Love the Valentine Fairy!

You did a great job on Cat's RR. I love where you hid your initials. I wonder where I'll put mine? hmmmmm

Deborah said...

Your Valentine Fairy is gorgeous!

Jennifer said...

I love love love the pops of turquoise in that quilt!

Joyus said...

Gorgeous finishes and great progress :D

Unknown said...

Love your Valentine Fairy and the fabric you chose to back it. That Mirabella RR is a stunning layout - very creative way of showcasing the pieces. Love your quilt block too!

laurawilson25 said...

The Valentine Fairy is very cute!

Veronica said...

That's the prettiest and sweetest Valentine pillow I've ever seen. I absolutely love how the pink of the fabric matches the pink in the design exactly.

Found your initials. Took me a while but I see them now ^.^ This RR is gonna turn out stunning!

Hugs,
Veronica.

Margaret said...

What a beautiful Valentine fairy and great finishing.

The RR is going to be a beauty.

Boy, have you been busy!!

Cheryl said...

Found you on Pinterest, im one of your followers. That should lead you to mine!

Bette said...

Beautiful stitching. I especially love the quilt. It's gorgeous!

Shelleen said...

I LOVE how you finished Valentine Fairy. It is gorgeous!

Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...

beautiful stitching :D

Pumpkin said...

You've been a busy girl so far this year! Your Valentine Fairy is just lovely finished as a pillow and I have to agree, that fabric is perfect for her :O)

Look at all the RR you're in! Looking good.

Stitching Noni said...

Wow you have been busy. Well done on all great finishes. The fabric is lovely on your cushion, and I love the layout of the RR that you have just finished. Won't be long before your tree is surrounded by a forest ;0)

Meari said...

The fairy is really pretty. You've been really busy with all those RR's. I don't know how you do it... I can barely keep up with my own.

That quilt is absolutely gorgeous!

Carolien said...

Wow, that fairy looks so lovely in het beautiful dress! What a lovely pillow you made out of it. Congrats!

Karla Hartzog said...

Lovely work! 'Enjoyed my visit to your blog!

Lynn B said...

Hi Kathy,

You surely have been busy, I love the fairy, very nice!
You may want to check out my blog, I announced the winner of my Valentine freebie on Sunday-hint, hint!!!

Hugs

Lynn B