Monday 16 April 2012

Calla Lily Block


Details from my Calla Lily Block from Part 3 of my Mystery BOM: Forget Me Not.
Well, it was only a matter of time until the lily block arrived and here it is.

The technique used for the lily is turn edge applique, just like my Peony block last month.
 Once again, I used pencils shading to add some green around the yellow stamens.



Sewing the leaf lines. Like last month, I am sewing the back of the leaf so that the 'wrong side' becomes the right side and the the bobbin work is what you see on the front of the leaf.

I do this because I used thicker / heavier thread to achieve this look. This is done before the leaf shape is cut out, it just makes working the stitches so much easier.


 You can of course embroider the foliage background, I opted to sew it in


The pattern calls for tiny red points at the tips of the background foliage. I haven’t added these in yet as I am undecided on how or if I will do them. Because my background is yellow, I am still yet to decide if they work or not. 
The red tips might be too much…or I might change the tip colour so that it doesn’t stand out as vividly as red- on -yellow is certain to! These are the little changes that need to be considered when working with your selected backgrounds.
What will yours look like?

Tomorrow: details of the Cosmos block!


Esther’s Free BOM
‘Forget Me Not’ is my current free BOM
Blocks are available via my Yahoo BOM Group or Website only.

Sunday 15 April 2012

Forget Me Not Part 3 is launched!


This month we are creating either a beautiful Calla Lilly block or a joyful Cosmos block, the choice is yours! Remember, you need only make one block per month. I am making both because I am making 2x quilts ( 2 x DDs!) and the real pleasure of this is that no two Forget Me Not Quilts will be the same.

Over in my Yahoo BOM Group you can download the current block for free. The other advantage is the helpful chat we exchange with each other – sharing ideas and sharing photos. I have to say, whilst I love the chatter, seeing the newly posted photos of blocks is a real highlight of my day!
The Corn and Sunflower and Peony Blocks from last month look amazing, I am so impressed with what you have all done with them!
Tomorrow I will post up close pics of the block…


Esther’s Free BOM
‘Forget Me Not’ is my current free BOM
Blocks are available via my Yahoo BOM Group or Website only.

Saturday 14 April 2012

Sneaky Peek!



Who's ready for Part 3 of
Forget Me Not Mystery BOM, released tomorrow?

here's a sneaky peek of what to expect...

Esther’s Free BOM

Forget Me Not
is my current free mystery BOM

Wednesday 4 April 2012

WOW: Easter Egg Cozy

WOW = WIPs On Wednesday


Easter Egg Cozy is finished! I love it!

I was going to pop a chocolate Easter egg beneath my bunny cozy, but can you believe, there's no chocolate...Easter kind or otherwise in the house. So Easter Bunny is decidedly healthy this year and warming a better kind of egg.

I added some felt flowers around the edge
and voila! here he is, front and back

This week's linky will last longer than usual
so that you can share any last minute Easter items with everyone!




2017 update
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This pattern was released for free to my online quilting BOM Group back in 2012. It is no longer available for free, It can be purchased for $2 USD as an instant download PDF digital pattern. 

Tuesday 3 April 2012

Easter 2012 Project

Easter Egg Cozy

I think this little bunny is too cute, he's from my sketchbook and the fabrics are all from my stash, so he's a stash busting bunny! 
After drawing him onto my fabric, I stitched the outline on my machine with wool wadding behind to give him some shape. Looking at the reverse image (below) I realised that he would look pretty cute the wrong side up too.


Then I coloured him in with Prismascolor pencils and Indian Ink


Then I outlined the overall shape and cut him out with a seam allowance

 Heat set the pencil work
Select the egg cozy background. I opted for felt.

Stitch the bunny down, turning the seam allowance edges as you go. You could also raw edge applique him if you wanted to.
And lightly stuff to puff out the bunny shape as you stitch
Don't forget his tail...
and this is the shape you will end up with. Simply stitch the outline together to create the cozy. I used 1 inch felted wool for the bottom edge you see here, cut with pinking shears.

I will post pics of my finished cozy tomorrow...

2017 update
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This pattern was released for free to my online quilting BOM Group back in 2012. It is no longer available for free, It can be purchased for $2 USD as an instant download PDF digital pattern. 

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