October 1, 2022
It wasn’t until after I had the pattern picked that I realized there was a lot of October to get through before Hallowe’en pumpkins really were the “thing”. So I added a backing that might be mistaken more for a fall and/or Thanksgiving theme.
This was a fun one to make and one of the fancy stitches on my machine took care of the quilting in the border.
September 30, 2022
Obviously Roberta’s birthday doesn’t fall anywhere near winter even on the Prairies but it was the second-to-last card in the book and I didn’t want to wait for a winter birthday to make it. Maybe it was because I was making this card in the wrong season but I had problems with some sections of the design on this card. In the end, I followed the pattern up to a certain point and then did my own thing.
I had trouble getting the English paper-pieced edges correct so I used the centre of the flower and appliquéd it to a background. The floral fabric in the card is from Mum’s stash. The quilting is very light – just the appliqué stitches.
September 27, 2022
I wish I could add the name of this particular block; I picked it from my bin of pre-made card blocks. I know I spent a lot of time going through both book one and two to find the name but I didn’t write it down (at least not where I can access it from Texada).
It’s paper-pieced for sure and I think I did a pretty good job of picking the colours. So many of those fabrics are ones I wish I had more of.
September 26, 2022
When I was picking a card for Laurie from my already prepared blocks this is the only one I thought I could associate with him. Because they are planning a move I thought a new house might be appropriate. I’m not sure what I’ll do next year when he is actually getting ready to move into their new home.
I don’t think this is one of the Splendid Sampler blocks but I couldn’t tell you where it did come from.