CQJP February Quilt

February Quilt

This is my submission for my February Block.
I have used the TAST stitches for February and some from January. 
As we have more stitches I will create more seams to fill.

Close up

Close up

Tast week 10

Running Stitch

Running stitch 

Not a lot of time this week I did manage a selection using a variety of threads.
Not thought of using this stitch before.
 

Tast week 9 Couching

Couching week 9

Still having so much fun.

The writing was harder than I imagined needs more practice. For the fancy fluffy yarn I used  the basic couching stitch as I wanted to keep its fluffiness.

I have used several of the previous stitches for couching down different yarns and string.

Couching detail

 The top piece is just a mixture of threads that I have found in my mothers sewing box. I have unravelled a fare amount but this was just a bit to far gone. I have then couched using detached chain stitch.


 
   



 

Couching detail

I used a piece of wool and some gold thread not sure which is best to lay the tread on top or close together, the u needs to be neater. The yellow is an off cut of sponge matting.  For a first attempt I am happy with it

TAST WEEK 8

Chain stitch

Thought I would have a go at a pansy this week.

I used a variety of threads from silk to knitting yarn.

I did a few stitches with magic chain.

A close up of chain stitch

 

TAST Week 7  Detached Chain

Oh this is so much fun. Every time I started I would see other things into it.
 

 I saw foot prints, crocus, daffodils, tulips. I used a combination of stitches. Herringbone, fly, and detached chain.

This combination of chevron stitch and detached chain said walking legs.

Here is my stationary person with Chevron/detached chain legs and detached chain body.

Week 7 detached chain stitch so far.

I have now gone for a 6 inch square. The first three stitches reminded me of bird prints so I went with that. Then I combined  chevron with detached chain. I will try some thicker threads next.

TAST week 5 and 6

TAST 5 Herringbone

Herringbone close up

Herringbone close up

TAST 6 Chevron

Chevron close up

Chevron close up

Chevron close up

TAST first 6 stitches

 

 

 

Well I have finished and up to date with my TAST I have really enjoyed every one. I have been working on just 3 inch squares. I am feeling a bit more confident and I now want to experiment more with the stitches.
A big thank you to Sharon   (  http://www.pintangle.com/ ) for starting the TAST 2012 and a big thank you to Sadalas  (  http://sadalas.blogspot.com/  ) her stitches are so original, please check out her blog. For the Chevron stitch she mixed Chevron and Cretan stitches together. She also did something amassing with Chevron with two threads. So I had to have a try. I think this is why I now want to work on a larger surface.
The last photo is of all of my stitches so far. 
As I am new to TAST and CQJP I thought for the moment that I would use the TAST stitches for my CQJP Crazy Quilt blocks. My first block is completed using January stitches So I think I will use February block with February stitches. See how it goes.