Fulled Wool Sofa Throw

Sis, Karen in Ohio, and I are thinking about making sofa throws or wall hangings or I'm even considering a CQ poncho. It's going to depend on how heavy these blocks turn out to be.
This is the first block that I'm ready to stitch on. I had this clip art teapot that I plan to do some viney stitches with leaves.
This second photo is just a small handful of my collection of embroidery ideas and all. I have saved clip art and stitching ideas for many years. Maybe this wool project is the place to use some of them. Looks like I've got a lot of birds. Like I said, this is only a partical showing.

Stumbling Block

OK. I'm done for now. There are so many things that I want/wanted to do to this. Up in the left hand corner where the lizzard is, I have a sun dial or bird bath in mind to place there. I DO NOT like the pathway going east. I think I'll try to bury it under some bushes or flowers or... anything.
This is my first time to try "rocks" in my landscapes. I really like them, but found out that I need to make them smaller so that they will look better.
My sense of direction with this block says that it's all screwed up. The planter rocks below the tree look alright. But the pathway rocks............. I don't like the two different perspectives. I didn't allow myself enough time to work it out. I've done them before and been very happy with the depth and whatnot.
In the tree, you can see where I have started some green leaves. The tree is by no means done. It needs more branches to cover the eastbound walkway. In the upper right hand limb you can see where I plan to place a bird's nest with eggs.
I haven't done any seam treatments yet. I was going to do flowers and more flowers on the seams, in the beds, up the tree and so on. You get the picture, I'm sure.
I'm not real crazy (ja ja ja) about ribbon embroidery, but if Malla, my partner sees where some would work, she's to go for it.
I'm sorry that I didn't get my half done. Malla by no means needs to think that she has to finish what I've got started.
I know that this block seems real drab, blah and so forth. I planned it that way so that the flowers in different threads and styles and types would show off. This is a "dirt" block.
OK, need to get it ready to post. Have my directions right here as to what I'm to do. Wish me luck in finding the stuff I want to include.

Cute little Needlecase

I think that this little quick to make needlecase is adorable. I also found out that having one of these stuck with the needles that you are using on a project makes it so much easier than dragging around the big one. Just pick out the needles your project calls for and insert. Then when you can catch a few minutes to sew, wall`la, or Whoopie, your stuff is all together, regardless of project. Here's a photo of a kit I put together. This little kit, with red wool, white wool, green for leaves, blue for the little flower and green, red, white threads plus 4 assorted needles, sells for $4.50. Business manager is going to have kittens and tell me that I should charge way more for this. However, ...........
I hate the word 'kit'. Tell you what, I will make up a baggie of good stuff as a prize for the person coming up with a GOOD word to take the place of "kit". How does that sound???? This is for real!!!

Also, if it will let me load all of 2 photos, I'll also post a picture of the 20 count RED BAGGIE. These red baggies sell for $7.50 and $1.99 postage. Additionally, these will be kept in stock.

A New Year

Here it is, January 1, 2008. I have hopes of making a go of my little business. My hubby, Ray, has agreed to be the "plant" manager, or "Shop" foreman. And Lesa, who has a degree in Business Management, is the "business manager" for CRAZY JUDYTH'S STUFF. I needed to do something as I was getting very bogged down and burnout was creeping in. He made some suggestions that I think will help immensely.

For one thing, there will be one mail out day a week. Probably on a Friday or maybe Wednesday. Which ever one works out the best.

Ray suggested after reading several responses to my query, that I should raise prices. So..... from now on you will see a slight increase. I'd rather not do this, but expenses have increased...........

I will still run specials every now and again, so watch for those.

And I want to thank you guys who have been so supportive. It means a whole lot.

Downsizing - Blue lace, trim, braid, etc.

Continueing with the thinning of all this "stuff". Here are some photos of the blue laces and other trims plus ricrac that I've had stored away. PLEASE NOTE: there is only one of these.
This baggie containes 30 assorted pieces of varying lengths and shades of blue. Again, there is only one of these. I do have some leftover pieces that I could make smaller/cheaper bags.
Price: $15.00 includes postage.

Orange fabrics

I despise programs that don't work when they are supposed to. I have other things to do besides trying to load photos when IE can't get it's act together. I've thried to load them into CQforNewbies group files and here. NOTHING works. Stupid machine. Stupid everything.

I have baggies of solid orange fabrics with a couple of nice prints to go with them. These are $5.00 plus postage for 20.

Watch for the TAT coming up this weekend. (TAT=Teal, Aqua and Turquoise)

Purples will be next. Just a heads up on the TAT and Purples. Let me get them all together first. OK?

Hugs,

Judyth who is going to go do something to work off this frustration.

More Stash Sorted

I'm finally getting things sorted by color so that I can cut and then sort into 20 piece baggies. Finally. This is a photo of just part of it. What you don't see is a large laundry basket overflowing with reds and burgandys, a box full of pinks, another of yellows. Not enough yellows yet to make up baggies. But, soon.

While trying to sort this stuff, I found a box full of blues. And I already had 2 large trash bags full. Guess I really need to do that color soon. And then, I have a 30 gallon barrel full of all shades of green and then found another box that I had forgotten about. You can see the pile of purples that I have now added to the box of purples,.

I guess the question is: If I have this much uncut stuff, why do I go out and get more? I went yesterday, August 15, o7 to Sally's at Newton and came home with 37 more garments. Crazy? I guess