Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Slowly appliqueing and making puffy grapes...

This month my applique is progressing slowly.

Luckily this month's CCCQ block was relatively fast to make.



Block 21 Mary Trayner.

I decided I wanted my block a little more symmetrical than the original, so I made a mirror image using just one half of the block.

In my last post I included photos of 2 Noah and Matilda blocks where I hadn't completed the embroidery embellishment.




The original block had 2 rows of satin stitch around each element. I decided to just embroider around the 4 plain red pieces.





I used 1 strand of DMC embroidery floss.




Next is the grape block.


Again, I used one strand of DMC floss.




To make the grapes I used Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Circles.

They're tiny!


Cutting out the circles, leaving an small seam allowance extra.


The extra fabric helped to puff up the grapes.


I also put a tiny circle of cotton batting into each grape to puff them up further.



Puffy grapes!




Last night I began stitching the first block for this month's set. Hopefully I can finish all 4 before the end of the month. Wish me luck!




15 comments:

  1. I like your embroidery embellishments to the Noah and Matilda blocks. Adds interest to the designs.

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  2. Beautiful detail on your appliqué. Love the simplicity of that first block too.

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  3. I love it when people use a pattern as a guide then add their own special touches. That's what makes it uniquely their own. Those itty bitty grapes are amazing. Really lovely blocks.

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  4. Your blocks are looking terrific. And your grapes are perfect. I can't believe you even got some stuffing in those tiny circles!

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  5. Haven't tried stuffed berries, was it hard to appliqué down? Looks great.

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  6. Love the embroidery on your Noah and Matilda blocks. You are ahead of me this month as I haven’t even gotten around to printing my patterns.

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  7. Oh Wow -- those little grapes all look perfect!

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  8. Oh Wow -- those little grapes all look perfect!

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  9. Beautiful stitching...love the grapes!

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  10. Such pretty blocks!
    Lovely embroidery and wonderful puffed grapes!

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  11. I love making circles and I love your puffy grapes!

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  12. I think it is great you make the patterns your own. Move the embroidery. Your two color addition looks just like the original. The grapes, oh my! I think Matilda would be so impressed!

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  13. Thank you for sharing all your photos. It's so nice to see how your projects progress - especially when the finished results are so impressive!
    Thank you for the link on my CCCQ blog.

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  14. a lot of work and looking lovely! your embroidery is adding dimension!

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  15. Beautiful quilt and embroidery... nice to meet you !!!!

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