Greetings all! Gosh it has been a hectic week around here. We started moving to our new library building on Monday... I'm exhausted, and it's only Wednesday!!! The first thing to be moved was our server... so the internet went with the server to the new building on Monday, and I have no daytime internet connection since (hence my lack of blog reading). Despite the chaos, I have found some time to sew.
I've mentioned before that I am taking Rachel @ Stitched in Color's Penny Sampler class. I am a little ashamed to say that I haven't even started the Penny Sampler blocks yet (yup, slacker, I know). Our first applique practice project is the
Dogwood Blossoms quilt. Since I've had Madrona Road sitting (...languishing...) in my stash since I became interested in quilting, I decided that it would be the perfect line to use for this project
I chose 16 of the more colorful prints from the line and cut up all my 6" squares. I decided that I wanted to do sew and turn applique (it looked like a lot less hassle than dealing with starch and pressing) so I cut up some muslin too.
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| Clockwise from Top: Cotton Couture Peony, CC Apricot, CC Canary, Kona Perriwinkle, CC Denim, CC Watermelon |
To supplement the prints, I decided to fill out the rest of the blossoms with solids. These were actually just delivered today... my stash is very low on solids so when I need some I have to order online.
Here are my completed petals. I still have yet to sew the rest of the pinks and oranges (6 prints). And I have to cut and sew my solids as well. The chevron fabric is my favorite. I had to cut the squares on the bias to get them going the proper direction.
Now I need your help deciding on a background print. I got the spots at the expensive LQS in my area. It's hard to see but it's more of a warm gray. The solid on the right is Kona Iron. I'm leaning toward the print, but if I use the print I have no idea what I will use for sashing. If I use the Kona Iron, I can use one of the gray prints from the Madrona Road line as sashing... What do you think?
Linking up to WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced :)
