Sorry Chooky for being tardy with this post. I have all the blocks appliqued and one block stitched. The stitched block has a bleed of color in the purple section of the thread. I am going to wait until I do the March blocks to embroider these as I am trying to get my thread to set. A couple of dips in boiling water should do the trick. So I hope you can mark me off for this month. What a learning curve for me. I moved away from my regular method of applique, which is blanket stitch to doing needle turn on this little quilt. Whew! All those little pieces were a bugger to get down until I found a rhythm as I went along. I do hope I improve much more over the course of this quilt. I also changed a few things as I went. I made a five petal daisy instead of the funny little flower. Then I decided I had had enough of those tiny circles and used an extra hexagon and heart for the circles. There will be changes in this months blocks as well. I think it is ok to make the changes as it reflects what I like best. All in all this has been a great learning curve this past month. I promise to be on time this month and have them all ready for inspection soon. I have made a start with cutting out all the shapes and preparing the blocks for stitching them down. Any advice on needle turn with these tiny pieces would be much appreciated.
WendyF
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I struggled with needle turn when I first tried it..........just could not get it in my head............one day it clicked and I finished and whole cushion in a few days........
I haven't got to that part yet but I hope it all comes back........goodluck with the thread....what sort are you using.......hope to see your finished blocks soon........
Loving your fabric choices.
Hi Chooky, I am using hand dyed thread from a very wonderful source. I was supposed to make sure it did not bleed before I stitched with it so I could make it run proof before hand if need be, but I forgot in my hurry to finish my blocks. I am now waiting for the thread to dry and then I will be using it to do the embroidery. I have five of March blocks completed so will have a marathon day of embroidery on the weekend.
Love the fabric Wendy
Love your colours...darn about the thread...but hopefully you have sorted it out by now.
Loving your choices too Wendy. I see we have a matching back fabric. ;).
I too need to know the secret on neat points. Tackling the big star of March today, it needs some work.
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