Blocks From the Past

Inspired by a video

I happened to be catching up on a few Tula Talk Tuesday videos recently, and noticed that she has been doing some appliqué! It looks like she’s doing some variation of needle turn appliqué, and I was impressed by how intricate her blocks are. As is often the case when I watch a video or… Continue reading Inspired by a video

Posy Urn block

As I was putting away yesterday’s block, I realized I had not shared a photo of the previous block that I had finished stitching. Now I need to prep another block or two to have ready to finish when I’m in the mood to do a little blanket stitching.

Honeysuckle block

I’ve had this block fused and ready to stitch for a while now. Well, I had the first flower stitched, but I hadn’t done anything else. During sit n sew Thursday night, I got it back out and made some good progress on it. Then yesterday morning before another get-together I was able to finish… Continue reading Honeysuckle block

Two more pieced blocks

Alas, I spent all of my handwork time on a plethora of other projects in March, so I didn’t get around to working on any of the applique blocks this time. But here are two new pieced blocks, Ocean Waves (left) and Kansas Troubles (right). I did not make the Kansas Troubles block using the… Continue reading Two more pieced blocks

Blanket stitch appliqué

In cross-stitch, often the backstitching can bring a piece to life. In quilting, blanket stitch can do the same for fusible appliqué. I love choosing colors to either blend in and enhance slightly just to reinforce the line or give a nice contrast and really pop! (Just ignore the stray cat hair or piece of… Continue reading Blanket stitch appliqué