SHOW AND TELL--Your Blocks

[Boots1950]

Top is done.

[JudithA]

Your quilt is very beautiful, ljkn52!!!
Judy Austin

[JudithA]

Chrys,
Your blocks are beautiful. Beautiful fabric choices and beautifully executed.
I am doing needle-turn also, but got behind with life.
Your blocks have inspired me to keep going! Thank you.

Judy

[Chrys]

Judith A

Thank you very much! The other ladies working on this BOM have inspired me to see this project through to the finish, too

[Chrys]

Quilting. I am very interested in how everyone's Afternoon Delights are quilted. I am going quilt my own, which seems daunting for me as I have mostly used pantographs and I want to custom quilt this. I very much like how Barbara quilted hers, as shown in her tips. I would like to see more ideas before I embark on quilting mine.

[ellenceleste]

@eyestitch, I've also been contemplating how I want to quilt this quilt. I'm finishing the last applique block today, but I still have half the 9-patch blocks to do. A daunting task! I expected to retire last June, but I felt my school needed me, so I've continued to work. Looking forward to these blocks every month has been my emotional savior, since the concentration required on a Saturday morning means I'm too focused to think about school, or kids, or anything else. I also want to try to do this on my own, and I'm most likely going to very carefully use a quilt-as-you-go method. While continuing to make my nine-patches, I'm going to get everything ready to individually quilt each block and start assembling them from one corner. My house is small, and I don't have a design wall, but I do have photoshop and pics of all the individual blocks, so I think I'm going to take those photos and play around with them on the computer to see which square will go where. By Christmas break, I should have enough prepped and ready to make a start. Fingers crossed. It still may not be terribly fancy, but this quilt has been quite the learning experience and quilting it should be fun!

[ljkn52]

Mlongstreth, very bright and cheerful

[ljkn52]

Chrys, I like the way you fussy cut the second block.

[ljkn52]

Chrys, I love the fussy cut center on the second block; very cute.

[ljkn52]

Ellenceleste - I love your fabrics; I can hardly wait to see your finished quilt.

[ljkn52]

Jupergee - Your choice of batiks is very nice. I definitely look forward to seeing your finished quilt.

[Meegwat]

Last 4 appliqué blocks done ya!! All blocks done now on to the borders.

[Meegwat]

That’s a lot of work

[Meegwat]

Big pile of blocks

[cheddar]

Mergwat, admiring your stack. I’m at this point and feel cutting them to size is the hardest task keeping the motif centered