Friday, March 18, 2011

Under My Needle


I am caught up on customer quilts, and nearing the finish of the Civil War Bride Quilt so currently under my sewing machine needle is a Roseville Album block. The cactus block has a number of little flowers on each stalk and the pattern showed each flower with a separate dark brown stem. I choose to do some super fussy cutting and cut each flower at a place in the fabric so the stem would be a different color, trying to get a darker more "stem like" color.
Now I am working on the blanket stitch applique, I use a King Tut variegated thread to blanket stitch, but some of the little stems will require a thread color change (not always is machine applique faster). Earlier this week I completed my third block, and because the pieces were large the applique on this block was completed in one day.
I am going to say good bye for a couple weeks, I am headed to Texas to see the cutest grand baby in the world - and his parents. The Houston shop hop is going on the week I am in Houston and Quakertown quilt shop http://www.quakertownquilts.com/ is calling my name (in my mind) to just go and "look" at Sue Garman's Friends of Baltimore pattern. Isn't that a little like going to the local humane society to just look at the puppies and kittens - do you really come home without one?
Happy Stitching,
Cheri

8 comments:

  1. I can't believe you are going to just 'look' at the Friends of Baltimore. Well....that may be your intention, but....:o))
    I am so amazed that you are doing that wonderful applique on the machine! Really beautiful!

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  2. The blocks are wonderful!! Personally, I would think that machine applique would be much harder than needle turn :0)

    Have a great time in Texas and be sure to spoil that little one rotten LOL

    Crispy

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  3. Oh Cheri, the blocks are so beautiful and fun!!You are doing a fantastic job.

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  4. I love how you are fussy cutting the stems. It looks great. Good luck with walking away from that shop without the pattern under your arm. I couldn't do it.

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  5. Your blocks are just gorgeous. I'll be back later to see if you really did just look at the Sue Garman Baltimore pattern.

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  6. Looks wonderful! But can't wait to see the start of the sue garmin. :). Have fun in tx

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  7. You chose such good fabrics for those long skinny flowers.

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