2014-03-15

Miniature CQ Brooch

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Remember this little piece of crazy quilting?  It's the same one I was working on when I took the photo for my blog header above.  After debating whether to make a pendant or a brooch out of it, I finally settled on the brooch as I often wear them, where I seldom wear a necklace, much less a large pendant.  

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I really love the effect of the buttonhole silk stitches on the tiny silk pieces.

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The green pearls and glass leaf beads I had in my stash provided the perfect finishing touches!

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It turned out lovely and I look forward to wearing it to the "Spice Party" that I'm attending with good friends tonight!  It's a fun class on using spices at the Savory Spice Shop in Boulder!  

6 comments:

Laurie said...

Very pretty Lisa, I would never have thought of making a brooch, how did you work the back?

Magpie's Mumblings said...

Lovely brooch - and definitely one-of-a-kind!

gocrazywithme said...

Hi Lisa,
It turned out just lovely. How big is it? I also love your new header!

Painting the hamptons said...

So pretty Lisa!

FlowerLady Lorraine said...

So tiny, delicate and pretty.

Your evening with spices sounds interesting.

Have a lovely week ~ FlowerLady

Schnitzel and the Trout said...

You do beautiful stitching. I admire it very much.