Ok, ok, I know its not April but its April's blocks. We might be time-challenged.
This package came with 3 lovely blue fabrics (some of which I already have, blue being the color I reach for most!) and a package of roving. Along with it is a snort note with 'inspiration' words. Simply "April showers".
Being the literal sort I immediately thought water. Specifically rain. So, I thought I would try out some applique rain drops. I have been wanting to play with this shape in applique for a while.
So I made 3 sizes of an elongated drop of water. I traced them on the backs of the blue fabrics and added in a wild blue and red batik on my desk.
Once I got them prepped with folded under edges, I tried several layouts. I thought the neutral tones of the batik I would give it a soft watery look.
However, after trying several layouts I discovered the one I wanted looked more like a flower. Hmm, well ok, lets roll with it.
Next I went with a machine stitched blanket stitch. I then, since it was looking like a flower, decided to add contrast colored threads. It is a bright pink thread on the blue fabrics and a dark teal on the red/blue batik.
Then I had a thought. I wasn't sure I liked the muted neutral background. Hmmm, what If i do a pieced background for interest... and I grabbed the music fabric in white and grey and another wild batik in shades of pink to yellow. Used a form of a disappearing 4 patch to create a simple block with lots of movement. However, once I auditioned that for the background - I didn't like it. Now back to the nuetral shows of the all over batik. I elected to use my citric colored pieced block for the back of this block.
I elected to do an all over grid of quilting in a wavey line available on my Bernina. Then I appliqued wach raindrop with my pink and teal threads in a blanket stitch. I was thinking I would use the roving in handmade beads as a center. But the more I look at the result the more I think less is more.
Now it reminds me of the movement of water after it hits a surface, like a splash.
All that being said, this is how your 'vision' of a block can and does change on the fly. The more I look at the result, the more I love it!
Time to open and use May's goodies!
This package came with 3 lovely blue fabrics (some of which I already have, blue being the color I reach for most!) and a package of roving. Along with it is a snort note with 'inspiration' words. Simply "April showers".
Being the literal sort I immediately thought water. Specifically rain. So, I thought I would try out some applique rain drops. I have been wanting to play with this shape in applique for a while.
So I made 3 sizes of an elongated drop of water. I traced them on the backs of the blue fabrics and added in a wild blue and red batik on my desk.
Once I got them prepped with folded under edges, I tried several layouts. I thought the neutral tones of the batik I would give it a soft watery look.
However, after trying several layouts I discovered the one I wanted looked more like a flower. Hmm, well ok, lets roll with it.
Next I went with a machine stitched blanket stitch. I then, since it was looking like a flower, decided to add contrast colored threads. It is a bright pink thread on the blue fabrics and a dark teal on the red/blue batik.
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| Back of April Block |
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| Front of April Block |
Now it reminds me of the movement of water after it hits a surface, like a splash.
All that being said, this is how your 'vision' of a block can and does change on the fly. The more I look at the result, the more I love it!
Time to open and use May's goodies!
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