So beautiful! Your work is phenominal.

Wow it's gorgeous

Lovely blocks....very artistic! Love the embellishments.

WOW beautful

WOW lovely work. DEB

Love the glitz and bling.

Those are just gorgeous.

Beautiful work!

Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I can't say which one I love the best. Just fabulous.

Thank you for posting these works of art.

Quilter 68 who is now 70

You applique is lovely. I love how each is embellished and enhanced. Your accomplishments must give you much joy and satisfaction. Thanks for sharing.

Fabulous! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Gorgeous, I am stunned

Wow is right, how beautiful. I need to learn how to applique like you do.

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Beautiful art work !! Fabulous!

Oh those are so inspiring i love all your embellishments.

WOW !!! beautiful !!! it is all beautiful. Your reverse applique work is awesome. Thank you for sharing them with all of us
Mim

These are really bee-u-te-full! The beading looks like alot of handwork. How bout using to sell for Christmas items.

Wow! What an artist you are! Stunningly beautiful work. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Wonderful!!! They look like they would be fun to make. :)

Oh My! I love what you are doing!!!!!

Beautiful!

Awesome !! Thank you for sharing !!

BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

I live in NE Ohio---I just want to tell you what a beautiful artist you are with your work----great job!

OMG..................... that's all I can say!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's THIS TYPE OF ART that got me into quilting yet I have not created one thing LIKE THIS!!!!! This work is OFF THE CHARTS for my tastes.

I BOW to the Queen of Reverse Applique'!

Truly truly JAW DROPPING!!!! ~~~~~♥

What some wonderful pieces!!!

OMG What a wonderful thing to say! You have put the biggest smile on my face! :-D :-D :-D

KastleKitty...

I am NOT KIDDING... this is ART!! I'm glad you're smiling - I'm still trying to pull my eyeballs back into my noggin'..lol

I'm just BLOWN AWAY at your creative process! Since you've been so kind as to respond is there ANY ONE (or two) books you could direct me to that would instruct me on foundation knowledge of this "creative style" you seem to have MASTERED so beautifully??? When I saw your photos you posted it was A HUGE "THERE IT IS!!!!" for me! I did some beading back in the 70's...but.. I always felt I needed to LEARN the process so I knew it was done right.

I did have a pair of jeans back in my day that (had I had any sense) I would have kept and framed...LOL I randomly beaded and embroidered various sayings on those jeans for years. Hand sewed the holes back together and then beaded over the holes...lol I have NO IDEA where they went..

Love your work and all the special detailing.

Really nice!!1 You do beautiful work.
Snownnannie

Well, I think this lady needs to teach us all how to make these dandelions! A tutorial perhaps, with lots of pictures. It would be great to have an area on the board where we could have a class and then others post what they have created with the instruction.
As for weeds, my mother who is an avid gardener always said the difference between a flower and a weed is where it grows. I have lots of things growing in my flower beds that others might consider weeds. Chickory grows in the fields around here and I think it is beautiful when it flowers. I don't pull it up and if it happens to grow in one of my beds I give it all the room it requires.
Ann in TN

ncredbird...
Great idea! I'd love a basic tutorial (full of photos and step by step) instructions for one small project that included the whole process from planning the image, cutting it out to the final beading process. Do you bead it BEFORE of after it's done.. or after the binding is put on? I have no clue. Do all those stitches show on the back, or is that sandwiched in between the layers to the back is neat and tidy?? Inquiring minds would LOVE to know!!

Love this idea... just a simple beginners project/tutorial. nothing huge or elaborate.

: )
♥

Love all of your beautiful blocks! They're gorgeous! So did you sew all of the beadwork by hand?

I'd love a tutorial too! This is amazing.

Wow inspiring work...love the dandelions!

As my 2 year old daughter says FANTASTIC!

Awesome - you do beautiful work. the bag didn't look that worn, just well loved.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful applique, emboirdery, and beading. Just lovely.

Ladies, tell you what, I was trying to write a reply to Highmtn that got very long-winded, paused and came back to find that you want some pictures. Instead of the long-winded explanation, I will see if I can work on it this week and come up with some pictures and instructions.

I try to do all the beading last because it is difficult to go back to the machine and sew if you have beads already attached. And there is a lot of handwork in my pieces. I like hand embroidery and mix whatever I want together. I don't really follow a lot of rules. I embroider with batting already added - supposedly a big no-no because of the cotton fuzz. But I like the stability it gives to the hand embroidery. And I mix machine stitching and handwork without worrying about the quilting police. Sometimes the machine stitching lines are helpful for spacing and neatness. I am more concerned about the appearance and neatness than protocol.

I guess you have given me some homework for the week :-D :-D :-D