While I was at retreat in November, I chain stitched the embroidered circles on 4 background blocks of Hearts & Wreaths.
The hearts have been appliqued on the centers of these blocks, ready for leaves when I return home.
Some of the fabrics look similar but they are all different.
The background fabric is a soft yellow but it's not as washed out as it looks in these pictures. Here is a link to the more true color. You'll need to scroll down to where I show the bolt of fabric.
I mark for the leaves differently than a lot of people. I don't trace the whole leave on the background, I draw a V where it will be covered by the leaf. I know the top point of the leaf touches the chain stitching. The bottom V shows the angle of the bottom point. This works for me, I never have to worry about covering up markings and I don't have to spend as much time marking.
3 comments:
Thanks for including the information that you are using 3 strands of the black for the circle. I've been wondering how on earth you were getting such a strong outline. You make such beautiful quilts. I'm enjoying seeing this one's progress.
Great tip about the V mark, Gretchen. All of these blocks are awesome.
the hearts are looking good and looks like a good project to take on a retreat
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