Hi Friends! Today we'll be taking a look at two projects from the UFO box. One embroidery project and one applique block of the month project.
Let's start off with the embroidery project started back in 2014. It took some digging to find information on my blog for this project. Here's the link to the one blog post found.
All of these embroidery patterns were found on Pinterest and were free to use.
My handwork is not the best but it's also not the worst.
Here's a closeup. So many french knots!
Of all the embroidered blocks, this one is my favorite.
It's the gingham umbrella...too cute! In the pattern the umbrella was embroidered, no fabric. I added the gingham because as you all know I love gingham.
If I'm not mistaken all the blocks with added fabric are changes I made to the patterns.
By the way, your eyes are not deceiving you. Some of the blocks have a white background fabric and others have a light grayish background.
Why the different background fabrics? I haven't a clue.
It might have been a design choice at the time.
Or the only fabric on hand at the time. We may never know.
I do remember not having any plan for how they would be used. I was just having fun doing something a little different.
Many of you many may not know this. Mom taught me how to embroider when I was in elementary school. I didn't learn to quilt until I was 17 or 18 in Home Ec class.
My first finished quilt block was a fan block. I swore to never make another quilt block.
But I did make a quilt, just not with quilt blocks. My first quilt was made in 1986 or 87. A yellow gingham chicken scratch alphabet baby quilt. Chicken scratch embroidery is what you see on the heart below.
Enough of walking down memory lane. Take a look at this shoe. Not the best choice of fabric.
The closeup looks better but I still wish I had used a different fabric.
As of today the embroidered blocks are going to the bottom of the must finish list. Putting them all in one project still cramps my brain. So, let's move onto the next UFO, it's easier on my brain, but it too will require some quilty brain design work.
This BOM was purchased when a local quilt shop was going out of business. The complete BOM was not available, so I bought what they had at a greatly reduced price. Notice the one block set on point. I'm pretty sure this was a medallion style quilt, the on point block being the center.
The fabrics were included with each pattern. This is what made them such a great buy.
I made one block and lost interest.
Upon further inspection, I didn't even finish this one! Why oh why did I not finish stitching down his ear? Must have been that crazy.... SQUIRREL!
I did an online search for the remaining patterns to this BOM. No luck. This means I will need to do some designing. To make a quilt from them I'll probably need to buy fabric since I have very little dark fabrics in my stash. Sigh.. for now, it too will go to the bottom of the list to be finished.
I LOVE the embroidered blocks and adding fabric was a wonderful idea. I would use all the blocks in the same quilt, they will look so nice together and this will be such a lovely quilt. Perhaps someday your granddaughters will want it. I have a quilt hanging in my office that I made with embroidered blocks my grandmother embroidered ages ago. I found them in my mother's sewing room after she died so you know those blocks are old. I think of my grandmother embroidering those blocks whenever I look at the quilt. The patterns were from the newspaper and I think of her waiting for the newspaper to come so she could stitch the next block. BOW's are not a new thing. Happy new year and happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThose embroidered blocks are really sweet. They would make a very pretty quilt set with some spring colors.
ReplyDeleteOoooh Lea Anne! Those embroidered blocks are absolutely gorgeous! You do awesome work. I wish my french knots looked as good as yours. These blocks are going to make a beautiful quilt.
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