Another Tea Time Block Completed

In the Tea Time DYB round robin that I am in for Crazy Quilting International, I have been working on the block for Lorrie.  This was great fun, because Lorrie had pieced each of the blocks around a cross-stitched teacup and saucer.  Each block also had a hankie corner already pieced in, and Lorrie sent along another corner and challenged us to come up with a clever way to use it in the block.

So, above is the completed block.  At first I wasn’t sure how I was going to incorporate the pink and yellow of the hankie with the violets on the cup, but I just made room for it all and it seemed to work out.    I’ve used that treatment below - the hand charm holding something -  before.  I like to attach it with gold beading thread, then add bead bracelets to further anchor it.

In the top right corner, I used Carole Samples templates to mark the lines to stitch, then added some of Grandma’s buttons with bead tails.  The flowers above it are a mix of vintage millinery,  crochet, organdy and a lace tidbit.  I love mixing it up!

The corner of the hankie below the teacup was given a silk ribbon rose and buds, plus beaded violets and a leafy vine.  The lace above is some venice lace that I dyed with potassium permanganate.

I have two blocks for the Birds RR here to do, but one is for March and one is for April, so I will start on  one of them in the next day or two.  Tomorrow I have to begin packing my fabric packs and basic stitching supplies for the CQ Adventure.  And I will probably make a cameo appearance at work, too, LOL.

Hugs,