Took me a few to get these finished up - NOT because they are difficult, by any means BUT...it's Fall and LOTS of things going on and to do! In fact, might be a few more before I get to the Berkshire blocks - my quilting studio is in dire need of a good Fall cleaning/redo, and there's a Brand-NEW September Wallflower Mystery embroidery block to embroider...I'll keep you posted ;-)
Decided to use some fabrics from the Emily/Jane Riley Blake lines that hadn't previously been used in most of the blocks and, I'm glad I did! They turned out neat & pretty, I do believe...
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| Bath block #1 |
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| Bath block #2 |
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| Applying cover stitches to this Bath block |
I'm still utilizing the same methods I started with - using my ScanNCut to cut out ALL the applique shapes backed w/Steam-A-Seam2 OR Heat and Bond Lite - which actually works a bit better. Place onto pressed/starched and creased Vintage White Confetti Cotton blocks, press into place and apply cover stitches. This is possible, since I converted ALL the shapes to raw-edge applique - everything seems to be working out Great!
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| Bath block #3 |
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| Bath block #4 - one of my favs |
Since I'm using my own choice of fabrics, having LOTS of Fun choosing different ones for each block. The Jane Austen 250th Anniversary Simple Shapes arrived and I was able to check my sizes - w/a bit of tweaking, they are lining up just fine. I did discover that 'reducing' the original shapes by 15% 'after' re-sizing them to the given sizes in the Jane Austen 250th Anniversary pattern, rather than the original 10% reduction I started out with, gives a truer raw-edge applique size, it's a slight difference but, helps to fit the shapes easier on the blocks.
Already have most of my fabric choices made for the London blocks - still making fabric decisions for the Berkshire blocks, I'll let those ideas marinate for a few while I work on my Fall chores.
Later,
~Deb
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