This week has been very sew sewing wise, most of the week was coughing sneezing and sleeping, but finally I’m back sewing a little and I’ve been just concentrating on my Red and Black quilt sashings of circles. Thank you all for your best wishes to get better it was so nice to read them.
Where I was up to last week with my blocks laid out and sashing strips placed with those red circles been played with. I ended up staying with this lay out then feel sick and nothing happened!!!!
WHile putting them away to keep them clean and safe I laid my strips and circles together and what I saw was What if!!!! I added those circles first on to the strips it would be so much easier to machine applqiue them than on a full quilt top?
So I needle turned the seams as I did not want to use iron on for these circles and have a raw edge.
I wanted a little 3D effect so ironed on some thick pellon at the back for my stabaliser
As I’m not using any on I have basted all these circles down first to the back ground to stop any movement that will distort the circle. It takes time but very quick to sew down as there are no needles in the way and you get that perfect circle or near perfect LOL After machine appliqueing them I’m cutting away access and getting a soft 3D look.
Why is there no centre circle? it is to big and nestles over the seam allowances so ahs to be added when those seams are sewn.
You can see the edges over lapping those seams here.
Finally one row of blocks joined
This morning I’ve managed to add another set of rows, these are waiting for the large circles to be hand basted down before machine appliqued
setting up the last row of blocks for joining cross ways.
Sorry if it is a over load of photos but they are for a few members who have asked if I would show them how I was going to construct it all ?
My tiny houses are on hold but machine still set up waiting for number 17!!!!!
Queens garden block 3 has just been released a week ago and it was a lovely block to make
Queens Garden block 3
My centre and first 3 blocks
Garden is drab and wet!!!!!!
Even the sleeping cat is mouldie?
Surfboard seat does not care about the long wet.
It does not care either if its wet or dry all ways looks the same.
A tiny bit of colour
Stag plant loves the wet.
Ginger is growing well
Well thats me to day not a lot done but I did do some sewing and not just house work LOL Off to link with Esther now. Thanks for dropping in Cheers Glenda
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