Thursday, February 11, 2021

A finish and the next step

Time has been spent in the sewing room this past week working on a few items - namely getting my first attempt at scappy applique to the finish line.

                                                  

I decided to make my leaf in autumnal tones seeing that we are now in the last month of summer.   It was a relatively easy process and I can see more scrappy applique projects happening in the future.  

Once that was finished I moved onto the next step of my toucan quilt.   The rectangles are now joined to the smaller squares.   


Time was also spent cutting up 4" squares for my challenge quilt.   A total of 96 4" squares is needed for the background fabric and a mixture of  96 4" squares from the remaining 8 fabrics.    There is quite a bit of cutting to be done before construction can begin.   


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Happy sewing all

15 comments:

chrisknits said...

I love your appliqué. What a wonderful piece it will be for display. Good luck with your challenge!

Janice said...

Your leaf turned out very well. Enjoy playing with your other projects.

simplestitches said...

love the leaf applique, very unique and a great way to use up little scraps. Is it raw edge applique/stitching?

dq said...

YOu have lots of great and colorful things in the works here. The Toucan fabric as well as the reds are so pretty. I will have to check out what you are doing with those squares.

The leaf is so beautiful. I love the variety of fabrics that are so cohesive together in the leaf.

Fiona said...

Prep work can take a while but so fun when its doen and its time to sew.... I do like the look of your leaf.... and looking forward to watching the other projects grow...
Hugz

kiwikid said...

Love your scrappy applique. Cutting sometimes seems to take forever but js so worth it once you can start to sew. Looking forward to seeing toucan progress.

Maria said...

Lovely Autumn 🍂 Leaf scrap project...
WOW! That’s lots of cutting.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Your autumn Leaf is beautiful.....looks like you habe been busy with all your blocks x

Cheryll said...

Great progress on a few fronts. LoVe the leaf runner too...xox

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

I like the scrappy applique!!!cute idea!

Ondrea said...

Summer? What's that? We haven't really had it yet lol. Looove your leaf! Perfect autumnal fabrics. Love your toucan fabric.

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Pretty leaf, I love that perfect curve and these colors all together. Lucky to be in this part of the world where it's summer ;) Cute toucan fabric too, it's going to be a fun project. 192 squares, boy, that's a lot!
Thank you for linking up today 😘

jude's page said...

Just been catching up on all your recent blogs, and you have been busy, love your scrappy applique, it looks great.

Kaisievic said...

I love both the autumn leaf and that cute toucan fabric.

DianeLoves2Quilt said...

Toucans are such happy looking creatures. I love the colors you have chosen to go with him.