The Alphabet Club - Y

Another catch up and another skipped letter - no letter "X", so I'm moving on to "Y".  Two Japanese words that are kind of similar as far as this post goes are yameru (to stop doing or abandon), and yasumu (to take a break).  I never really abandon a stitching project, but there are definitely long breaks when I stop working on some.  

I'll start with the projects in my 17 in 2017 that I have not worked on yet this year.  

Midnight Mystery Quilt - This mystery was in 2015 and I haven't worked on it since November of that year.

Silk Ribbon Baltimore Album - I last worked on this when I lived in Hokkaido.

Pansy Stumpwork - not sure, but this class might have been in about 2010 in Raleigh, NC.

Miniature Chair Cushion - I took this class in the mid-1990's in Indianapolis and have worked on it from time to time since then. It measures a little over an inch square.

Paisley Purse - I think I took this class in 2009, but I'm not sure.

RSN Japanese Rice Fields - started in 2014 and not worked on since.

EGA Drawn Thread - started in 1997 and not worked on since.

Then there are some UFO's that I had to go hunting for.  

ANG Band Sampler - This was a year long ANG chapter project,  started in 2006.  I didn't get very far. Now I'm thinking this might be finished into a strap for my crazy quilt bag.  We'll see.

Hexie wall hanging - my plan was nine blocks, four with hexies and five with stitched pictures.  I didn't get started on the stitcheries after doing the hexagon flower blocks in matching fabrics.  This was started in Hokkaido a few years ago.

Hardanger - I think there must be a counting mistake.  Enough said.

Another Hardanger start

Counted cross stich on plastic canvas.  This is really old.

Cat on 40 count silk gauze.  I should finish this.

This was an applique class I took at the Houston International Quilt Show with Karen Kay Buckley in 2002.  It looks like I didn't do anything after the class.

I think this was a class at the Paducah Quilt Show, but I can't remember when or who the teacher was.  Really old.

I have more projects, but these look to be the oldest and most abandoned. Do you have any projects that you have taken a break from (or even abandoned)?

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The Alphabet Club - W

I've fallen behind again.  Not all English alphabet letters translate into Japanese sounds, so I skip "V" and move on to "W".  My Japanese word is warau, which means to laugh or smile.  Here are a few of my stitched finishes that make me laugh or smile.  Hope they do that for you too!

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The Alphabet Club - U

My Japanese word with the letter "U" is uchi, meaning home or house.  Here are couple of my "home" stitching pieces.

Hokkaido has Four Seasons

Bird Houses

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The Alphabet Club - T

My Japanese "T" word is Temari - beautiful thread covered balls.  Here is a description of Temari from temari.com: 

A thousand year old craft from Japan, Temari is traditionally given as a gift. From humble beginnings as simple toy balls for children's play, Temari create a magnetic effect on viewers today. As a spectacular decorating focal point, the puzzle of the design is mesmerizing. The concept is elegantly simple, the end result is simply elegant!

Temari. com has a how-to lesson the website, if you are interested.

I would like to really learn to do this!  I made one small beginner ball and started another that is still unfinished.  Maybe someday....

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The Alphabet Club - S

This month's "S" word is Sashiko, a Japanese needlework technique.  

Here are a few of my finished sashiko pieces.  

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The Alphabet Club - R

This month my Japanese "R" word is rishu suru which means complete a course of study.  This month, I am showing some completed stitching projects from classes. 

This one is called "Not Your Grandmother's Sewing Kit Accessories", taught by Marianna Surface Markham at the Chicago Embroiderer's Guild of America National Seminar.  

Both of these were taught by Dorothy Lesher.  The Sundragon was at the Pittsburgh EGA National Seminar and the Dragon Master at Calloway School of Needlearts.

This Aztec Stitch bookmark was taught by one of the members of the Cardinal EGA Guild.

This was taught by Marion Scoular at the Laurel EGA chapter.

Monet's Water Lily Pond was taught by Lois Kershner at the Louisville EGA National Seminar.

The Summer Sampler Box was taught by Denise Harrington Pratt at The Carolinas Regional EGA Seminar.

Ojimi was taught by Carolyn Standing Webb at the Louisville EGA National Seminar.

Lily was taught by Lynn Payette at the Carolina's Regional Seminar.

Lauren Sauer's Secret Garden was a class I took at the Indianapolis EGA chapter's retreat.

Sonoko was a class with the Raleigh ANG, taught by one of the members.

This beaded purse was taught by Deanna Powell at the Richmond EGA National Seminar.  

Tanja Berlin taught this Blackwork Pheasant at the Louisville EGA National Seminar.  

This Stumpwork box was taught at the Richmond EGA National Seminar by Susan Kernt.

These are just a few of the many classes I have completed.

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