Thursday, January 1, 2015

JoY - Block 3

Block three- I love the cherry wreath!



JoY - Block 2

It's been a long time coming, but here's my block two!



Thanks again to everyone who's posting- the inspiration really keeps me going :)

Saturday, November 1, 2014

In the nick of time...

Caught up - waiting for November's offering...

Liking my fabrics but the thread count in the red drives me crazy...

September's block went smoother...

Thought October's block was a "strange" one - not sure what to call it except done!

Pat in northern Wisconsin

 

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Block 10

As I stitched this one I wondered what these elements represent - candle sticks? simplified fleur-de-lis? Any thoughts? It seems an unusual block but I like the symmetry.

Time to lay out all the blocks so far - two rows done now - yay!
I'm not stitching them together just yet - so back in a pile they go. 


Friday, October 3, 2014

Block 9

Running late with this one - I've only just finished it and the next block is printed ready to start. Am still loving the blocks and this one was great to needleturn. I especially liked the large flowers - gave me a chance to use a larger scale floral. 
How's everyone else going? I don't facebook or even have time for the yahoo group anymore ...I expect that's where I should be to catch all the other BB action. 

Friday, August 15, 2014

Block 8

I think I speak for us all when I say "Wow! Those flower petals were annoying."

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Block 8




As soon as I printed this pattern out - in the 12 inch block size - I knew it would be a tricky one to applique. There are lots of tiny 'ins' and 'outs' there ! 
So I tried to select a red fabric with the finest grain to reduce the chance of fraying (this is from Collections Friendship by Marcus) and red thread to match. I have a few different favourites in fine applique threads - in this case the YLI Soft Touch cotton was a great colour match. 
Not perfect but it's all good practice...