Gail M's Crazy Quilted Stocking
Gail's Stocking - Detail showing machine embroidered angel and silk ribbon floral spray
Gail's stocking - Detail showing button cluster and silk ribbon floral nosegay
Gail's stocking - Detail showing lace, beading and embroidery
Gail's stocking - Detail showing beaded "berries" on left, and herringbone seam laced with yellow ribbon
Gail's stocking - Detail of embroidered and beaded seams
Gail's stocking - Detail of silk ribbon "spiderweb roses"
Gail's stocking - Detail of trim, embroidery and beading
Gail's stocking - Detail of trims, embroidery, ruched ribbon and beading
Gail's stocking - Detail of the heel. Beautiful Gail!
Ann V's Crazy Quilt 12" x 16"
Ann's CQ - Detail of needlepunched flower
Ann's CQ- Detail - how to dress up a button!
Ann's CQ - Detail of embroidery and silk ribbonwork
Ann's CQ - Detail of silk ribbon floral spray. Beautiful Ann!
Ann's CQ - Detail of Cigarette Silk of Raphael's cherubs, surrounded by pearls and French knots
Ann's CQ- Detail of a lovely seam treatment with cotton lace, Detached Chain Stitch and beading
Ann's CQ- Detail of silk ribbonwork and an antique Mother of Pearl button
Ann's CQ- Detail of silk ribbon roses, ruched ribbon and embroidery with beading
Ann's CQ - Detail of beaded button cluster with ruched ribbon below
Ann's CQ- Detail shot
Ann's CQ - Detail shot - a spider is traditional on a Crazy Quilt, for Good Luck
Ann's CQ - Detail of embroidery and beading through lace
Ann's CQ- Detail shows "scrunched" wired Ombre ribbon
Ann's CQ- Detail shows ribbon laced through herringbone stitches on top of velvet ribbon
Ann's CQ - Detail of cast-on stitch flowers on featherstitch stems, and French knot flowers on stem stitch
Ann's CQ - Detail of appliqued fan, embroidered with (from top) closed buttonhole stitch, cretan stitch, sheaf stitch and fly stitch, then topped with silk ribbon roses. Wow!
Ann's CQ - Detail shot
Ann's CQ - Detail showing scrunched ribbon and bead cluster
Ann's CQ - detail of bead cluster
Ann's CQ - detail of beading through lace
Ann's CQ - Detail. Such gorgeous work, Ann!
Barb P's Crazy Quilted Stocking #1
Barb's stocking - Detail of embroidery and Spider Web Roses
Barb's stocking - Detail of spider web roses, bullion roses, featherstitch with beading and french knots. On the left, in green, chain stitch and buttonhole stitch
Barb's stocking- Detail - more roses, lovely leaves done in a variegated green thread, seam treatment of herringbone and detached chain stitch. Love that Laurel Burch cat charm...
Barb's stocking - Detail showing various embroidery stitches, and ruched silk ribbon at bottom right
Barb P's stocking #2
Barb's stocking #2 - Detail showing braided ricrac
Barb's stocking #2 - Detail showing cretan stitch, chain stitch, featherstitch (love that metallic thread) and buttonhole. A spider on a CQ is traditional, for Good Luck.
Barb's stocking #2 - Detail - beautiful use of reds and greens
Barb's stocking #2 - Detail of stocking toe - lovely beaded featherstitch and buttonhole. Look at that cute reindeer!
Barb P's stocking #3
Barb's stocking #3 - Detail of Cat Cigarette silk. Barb is a cat lover!
Barb's stocking #3 - Detail - Barb has taken a plain white floral trim, and dressed it up with bead centers, and leaves in a variegated thread. Notice the bead "dangles" on upper right.
Barb's stocking #3 - Detail - great beadwork!
Barb's stocking #3 - Detail - another purchased trim dressed up with beads, beaded buttonhole stitch, spider web roses.
Barb's stocking #3 - Detail of chain stitch in a variegated thread on lower left, beaded detached chainsitch.
Barb's stocking #4... Can you tell she's hooked?
Barb's stocking #4 - Detail - again, lovely use of Christmas colors...
Barb's stocking #4 - Detail of featherstitch variations, buttonhole, cretan and chain stitch
Barb's stocking #4 - Detail of embroidery and beading. Lovely work Barb! I can see you are enjoying CQ'ing!
Gail M's CQ stocking, made for grand-daughter Emily, Christmas 2009
Gail's stocking - Detail showing top portion of stocking. Don't you love her dangling spider?
Gail's stocking - Detail of mid-section. Lovely embroidery Gail....
Gail's stocking. Detail showing more of mid-section. Lovely machine embroidery of "Hearts Topiary"
Gail's stocking. Detail of heel area. I love this floral nosegay at the bottom! Beautiful!
Gail's stocking. Detail of toe area. Great embroidery Gail. I bet Emily loves seeing her initial there...
Gail's stocking. Detail of "crunched" ombre ribbon, anchored by silk ribbonwork. Note the shells - all the way from Myrtle Beach!
Gail's stocking. More beautiful silk ribbonwork and a close up look at Gail's spidey!
Gail' stocking. Detail of button cluster and silk ribbonwork. Gail made the butterfly by stitching on water soluble stabilizer.