It’s orange. And cheerful. And sunny. And it’s one more of the 6″ sunflowers to add to the little stack of finished blocks. Seams pressed and graded. And the next one will be very subdued in comparison. Very, very subdued. … Continue reading
Eleven little sunflowers done. Actually, there are 14 that have been completed but 3 of those 14 were turned into mini quilts. I clearly can’t get enough of making these 6″ sunflower blocks. Seeing this picture has already convinced me … Continue reading
While I’ve been doing a lot of cutting of the shapes for more batik sunflowers, I really didn’t get much stitching done on the weekend. I did finish this blue sunflower. Seams graded and little block pressed. We have had … Continue reading
Another sunflower is done to add to the little stack. Now there are 10 done. This one is a rather hot pink. I can tell already that arranging the sunflowers when they’re done is going to be fun. Now that … Continue reading
One more sunflower to add to the little stack of finished blocks. A purple one this time. Seams graded and pressed. Putting together the diamond/triangles band that goes around the centre circle takes the longest but is also a lot … Continue reading
It’s the first day of the Say It With Flowers blog hop and I think we’re in for some real treats to see! Thank you to Madame Samm for hosting yet another great blog hop and to Carol, our cheerleader … Continue reading
Now that I’ve started making sunflowers again, it was time to print some more shapes on fabric and cut them out. And that brings me to a new favourite tool – the Fiskars 18mm Fingertip Rotary Cutter. It’s fabulous and … Continue reading
It has been quite a while since I made one of the 6″ sunflowers. I hadn’t forgotten them, just had been so engrossed in other projects that they kept being put to the back of the line-up of projects. Now that … Continue reading
For some reason, I don’t like using the sewing machine at night. It may have something to do with the lighting where my sewing machine is but, whatever the reason, I do try to avoid it in the evenings. So … Continue reading
What does a picture of an empty box have to do with a finish? Well, Saturday morning this box was full of the finished blocks from the mystery. By Saturday night, this is what the box looked like – empty. … Continue reading
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