Cheers! I'm brand new to this blog and am so excited to have found you. I've been slowly and happily working on Lollipop Tree squares for the last two years. In reality, I am now working much more quickly than when I first started. It's my first ever attempt at applique and I love the work and the finished product :-) I have 5 more squares to go and am now starting to wonder about how it will ever actually get QUILTED. I'm curious to know what Kim recommends and to learn from others about your approach. I am happy doing hand quilting but often like the machine applique result better. What do you think?

Following progress?

I was wondering if there is a way to bring up all the posts from just a single participant to see their block progress. When I see a new post, I would love to be able to see their posts altogether. Does that interest anyone else? Would each post have to be labeled with their name to be able to do that? Can you retro-label posts?

I won!!

OMG!! I'm on vacation and finally got online and what do I see? My name in big letters. Thanks to Liza, Kim and Kathy for providing the gift and to Pam for pulling my name.
I'll post pics when my gift gets here. I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!

new pattern

Kim's pattern, Stars and Sprigs is finally packaged. This blog is not a commercial site and I hesitate to even mention it but so many of you have been asking, I thought it appropriate to let you know.

Kim used gazillion scraps to make hers and we think it is the ultimate pattern for using tidbits so we wont be offering a fabric pack.

Congrats

Congrats Eileen K.
Would love to see pictures of your block progress.

Second Roseville Block Completed

I've finished the second block for my Roseville Album.

It looks pretty much like Kim's original block but I'm getting more comfortable looking at just the elements within each fabric to make choices so when I'm back in Grand Rapids and can hang them on the design wall I'll play around a little more with block three. I did get a pinking blade for my rotary cutter to try to keep the background fabric edges from fraying. Soooo frustrating. Back to stitching. I'm missing my package from Glorious Color - first week in the last four that I haven't placed an order.

Block #7 done...

I've gotten block #7 done. I made a few little
changes. I placed fabric behind the strips of the basket and behind the large flowers.
I added a few circles too..for a little touch of blue in the block.

I ended up swapping out the pink Rose on the top right block for a darker red one.
I may add a couple of circles to the top left urn?

Blocks 1-6

My first 6 blocks! There is one flower that I might change and I forgot to add a stem in one of the blocks. I'm not going to sew the rows together until I get the other 3 blocks done as it is easier to make changes in a small piece rather than the large unit. Most of the day I have been cutting out the next 3 blocks. Yes, I can't quit on this and yes, I have stopped working on the Civil War Bride and Hugs & Kisses (The Quilt Show BOM) quilts. I won't get too much done this week as I will be at the AQS Des Moines show for all 4 days. Will any other Glorious Applique bloggers be there?