Month 4 is completed

I finished the block for Month 4 just in time for May's pattern reveal.

Once block 5 is completed - I will begin the corner applique' motifs on my blocks.
They will be different from the original pattern, hopefully they will look just as nice.

Wishing you all continued success on your Ben Biggs blocks!

Third Block Finished

March block is finished, and it's almost the end of April!  It was a fun block to make, and I love cherries.  It was laying on the couch when I took the picture, and the upper left part must have been a little crooked.  (The small leaves are all the same size, contrary to what the picture shows.)  I shall cut the wages of my photographer in half........let's see - 1/2 of zero is.....

Blocks 3 & 4 - French General - Broderie Perse

Well, they still aren't totally done but are very close.  I still need to add the rosebud flowers (that look like artichokes) on Block 3 and do all of the handwork on the rosebuds on Block 4.  It is amazing how the applique imperfections are magnified in a pix....I should take them as I go and correct them.....but not now.  Maybe after school finishes this semester and I retire for the THIRD TIME.  :)
I decided to embroider the littlest stem in Block 3 at the end of each vine which I haven't done yet either.  It has been so fun going through all of my French General stash and finding flowers for the broderie perse.  Thank heavens block 4

 only had three flowers as that is all that I could find of that one.  However, even as I use up my French General stash.....it keeps growing and I hardly can get it back in the box even after pulling out what I am going to use.  Can anyone explain that to me?   I certainly am enjoying this quilt and can't wait for Block 5.  Hopefully I will have the rosebuds done before it comes out.

Block 4

I'm a little late is month, but I would never forget my Benjamin Blocks!

I've been sidetracked with so many other wonderful quilts ;)

Here it is, I'm I love with the pink and green !

And here they all are, starting to look good together ;)

I haven't cut the blocks to size yet, am going to leave that till I finish them all.  And now I only have to wait to a few more days till the next one is available!

Hope you gals are stitching up a storm.

Kel x

Block # 4

Have fun stitching everyone!

Pat, in snowy northern Wisconsin - still waiting for Spring

 

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Block 4

I used back basted needleturn applique for the whole block and made each lily flower out of one piece of fabric - without the centre seam. I couldn't see that the seam was needed with my fabric choice.

Here are all the blocks so far ...starting to look like a quilt? The plain poison green on block 2 is standing out as 'different' at the moment but I am not too worried...yet. There is plenty of time to add more of this fabric in the other blocks, and I am thinking it might be the fabric for the swag border. 

I made a whole quilt of Carolina Lily blocks last year so it was fun to revisit the block. Interesting too to make it with a different construction. Last time I made the flowers by English Paper Piecing ( 4 diamond shapes stitched together) and then appliqued to the background. The BB method is quicker!

Blocks 3 & 4

I did not get block three posted last month and block four was a fairly quick block to stitch. I am going to do the petal option on the corners instead of the rosebuds.

Happy stitching all,

Cheri

 

 

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