No surprise - I'm still trying to catch up with my appliqué blocks for Barbara Brackman's Hospital Sketches BOM.
The June block was Pineapple. The pattern introduction also featured a great story about Walt Whitman visiting Civil War hospitals in Washington, DC. Highly recommended reading!
My fabric choices don't look so great in the photograph, but the blue print on a white background does show up better in person. If I were doing the block over, I think I'd choose a different fabric, maybe a with a light blue background. Learning about appliqué fabric choices was one of my goals for this project, and I've already learned lots!
The July block was Mountain Laurel. I finished prepping all the leaves yesterday. I just need to make the bias stems for each batch of leaves and I'll be ready to stitch everything in place.
The next block in the series is Tennessee Rose. I doubt I'll finish Mountain Laurel and get a good start on the rose before a new block is introduced this coming Wednesday. It's OK, I'll just keep working through at my own speed! It's all about the process, not the result - right?
Love your blocks with all those blues.
ReplyDeleteYou are the Queen of Blue! Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty blocks--I like those soft blues a lot..hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteYes! And the fabrics you have combined are gorgeous! It will definitely be worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteVery nice blocks! I love the blues.
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are beautiful! You aren't that far behind--no worries and yes, enjoy the process!
ReplyDeleteYou are doing a lovely job on these blocks, Angie! Are you enjoying the process? This project would be pure torture for me.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your blocks in pretty blues. The pineapple one is going to be a stunner.
ReplyDeleteVery very pretty! I want to make this quilt! I am beginning to think I am a wanna be quilter! I need to get with it, now hubby and I are both going through Cataract surgeries - his Sep mine Oct! Oh well! No wonder my applique has not been up to my standards!!!! You will have a beauty when completed!
ReplyDeleteYour blues are so gorgeous! For some unknown reason I seem to be managing to keep up each month. Maybe because of my crazy color scheme. Love these blues!
ReplyDeleteYessss all about process. The all blues are so pretty. I know what you mean - blues/whites are hard to photograph well - but to me these look really pretty! This is one BOM I wish I'd joined, but at the time it wasn't manageable.
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