Willa BC block for 2009

As I always say so, our little oya flowers got so famous in the CQ world after I've used one of them on a Breast Cancer Wallhanging project several years ago.
I would like to share an eye-candy here that dear friend Willa who is also one of my loyal customer, she used small flat type oyas and ceramic roses on her block for 2009 BC Wallhanging project.
She is a purple and lilac color lover like me, please visit her blog to see her lovely block.

My 2009 ArtBra Block finished

As you know, I was working on a special project for the Women Wellness, I finished it today. I would like to explain a little bit more about the block once again. Each year we make individual blocks that will be assembled into a wall-hanging quilt and donated to a breast cancer center. We want to inspire women by the message of caring and support represented in the wall hangings. I just wanted to share my completed block for this years wall-hanging, with the "Rose" theme. It is ready for its long journey to go to the USA to get assembled with the other wonderful blocks. When the quilt is finished it will be donated to a women's cancer center for display.

Is it possible to think a CQ block created by me without any oya?

I used locally produced variegated ribbons to create web roses. I used Ribbonsmyth's undyed ribbon for the white web rose. I did chain stitches to cover the asseble lines, afterwords I did seam treatments.

Art Bra 2009 Block-Progress

I've started to embellish the block:) I have too many things in my stash with neat colors to use on the block. I used soft pink color silk floss to make the Chevron stitch. That olive green floss that I made lazy daisies on top of the chevron stitch had a long journey to arrive here! I belong to an international swap group since two years. First year, my swap partner was from Brazil, she sent me those wonderful flosses, I was keeping them to use on a special project.

I wasn't aware that I had almost the same color beads with the fabrics, I really astonished so much when I got them together. The photo doesn't judge the colors so well, I must admit that I liked the outcome!

Art Bra 2009 Block-Progress

I want to use some handmade beaded oya trims, therefor I used all solid color fabrics around the rose motif. I'm a a little bit hesitant to use white one at the below but I liked the pink and the other one at the right side. It is one of my favorite trim that I like to use much. My oya artisan lady created this one with my favorite colors, it is so nice that I'll use it for a special project.

I assembled my ArtBra 2009 block. Now, my favorite session starts, embellishments!!!!

Art Bra 2009 Block

The Art Bra Ladies started to work again - We'll have another quilt in the works for 2009 with "Roses" theme. Our individual blocks is to be done in Victorian Colors based around a piece of soft dark pink sent out by our organizer, Barbara Blankenship.
When I learned the theme of this year, I immediately remembered an old fabric that should be perfect selection for the "Rose" theme. It was my mother's dress, tailored for her at least 35 years ago!!! In those days Chine silks were so famous with nice, elegant prints! My mother gave me that old dress when I've started CQing in 2004. I used a small patch of that fabric on a RR block with "Rose" theme a few years ago, I've also sent small pieces to my RR buddies, most of them used that small patches on their blocks as well. Once again I'll use a small part of this fabric for a special project, ArtBra 2009.
I decided to use mostly pink tones and beige and gray to make a contrast with the my fabric with the rose print. Now, it is time to go get pieces together to create a nice block, 8x8" size. I want to add SRE and other things to have heavily embellished block. I'll share its progress:)