Welcome to the link-up for BOMs Away Mondays!
Where we share what we're doing on a BOM-type project
so they don't stall out in UFO-land!
(Linky at the bottom.)
I was going to do the Month 5 blocks for my Water Reflection BOM, and noticed that I'd completely forgotten that the Month 4 blocks are supposed to have white petals appliqued onto them.
99.5% of the time, I do my applique by the backbasting method. These blocks have thick seam points, though, where the petal points congregate, and I didn't feel like fiddling with those in the basting.
So I pulled out my freezer-paper applique tools and got 32 petals prepped. (I'm not convinced that the fiddliness of this method was less finicky than the backbasting would have been. . . )
Half of them are pinned on. I haven't used my little applique pins for ages and ages! They're so itty bitty!
Not sure how long it'll be before these are all stitched up, as I have several labels, hanging sleeves, and bindings to work up in the next two weeks.
Those tiny points would be challenging for me. These star blocks with applique' petals are unique and beautiful. I have not seen this before.
ReplyDeleteI prefer back-basted appliqué too, but I think you've chosen the right method for attaching these petals. I love a good handwork project, and it looks like you've created a pile of them for yourself! You should be as happy a pig in mud! :-)
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