Fourth Block (again)

First of all I want to say thank you for all the nice comments and advice you gave me on my fourth block. I wasn't satisfied about it, so after a week of tossing it around and around (in my mind) I decided to rip some of the parts and redo them.
This is the result, in my opinion much better!

I think it fits in much better!

Two More Lollypop Trees

I finally got back to working on my Lollypop Trees after the holidays.  I think this is the easiest applique'  I have ever done.  All the pieces are large and have gentle curves and large points.  Great quilt for  someone new to applique'. I started another project - not one of Kim's - and am finding it difficult after being spoiled by this one.
I have four of the large blocks left to do and then all the small one's.  This has been a fun quilt.

I'm quilting!

I'm merrily quilting away on the Stars and Sprigs quilt. It's going to take awhile cause I stitch fairly slow. It was a hard decision deciding what to do so without a long winded story, I made the decision to please myself.

I tried out three different things for the center of the stars which all got unpicked before I settled on this. I'm too lazy to mark anything so it's all free motion on my domestic machine with a fair bit of in the ditch thrown in to control the puff.

I'm really loving the texture,  the applique and stars have a lot of poofiness with the help of a wool batting. I'm using Superiors kimono silk thread in white. The combination makes for a softer quilt.

I'm pacing myself to avoid any aches and pains so it'll be awhile before I can show the finish.

Block Number Seven

I don't know where time has gone lately, I have not had time to work on my lollipop blocks since the holidays until this week. I have really missed the happy fabric, it was so much fun to pick up those fabrics again.

I'm really excited about the next block because I will be halfway finished, I can't wait to see all eight blocks together. I am putting them together as I go and I am just enjoying the process so much. I think it is even a lot of fun to just pick the squares that you put between them.

I will have to catch up on everyone's posts. Have a wonderful day stitching.

Rosemary
the lollipop girl

Completed Heart

I managed to finish the centre heart last night. I think I can say that I've overcome my fear of all those curves now! I've never appliqued shapes of this size before - or so many curves either. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the stitching. I swapped to using freezer paper templates so that I could cut away the fabrics at the back. Progress will probably slow down now as it will probably take me some time to choose which fabrics to use for the leaves and circles - I'm a fully qualified procrastinator!

Another one bites the dust

And here is the next roseville block. I have to force myself not to finish all these blocks in a row. Luckily I have other projects to work on. This was a wild block. I'm a very symetrical person and this year thanks to a new (blogging) friend (yes Ineke that's you) I've decided to step out of my box and just go crazy with all these great fabrics. In the past I would have done the fabric choices much more symetrically and maybe used just one fabric color for the thingees around the bird. But I have to admit I like this block this way. Onto the next challenge!

LEFT SIDE PANEL

Another step closer to my deadline as I finished my left side panel tonight. I was able to get this panel finished so quickly this week because I fell on the ice last Wednesday and sprang my ankle, and required to miss work for 3 days (sad face) and had to keep my foot elevated, so I got lots of sewing done (happy face). I was so thankful that I cut out everything for this panel the Saturday before. I audition every fabric to get the squirrel's tail to look just right. Have lots of fussy cutting for the animals and birds.

Started working on one of the big trees on bottom panel tonight.

too much fun

Snowed in and making wee Lolly border blocks.