Sunlit Garden blog hop

 Hi and welcome to my blog.  Today is my day for the Sunlit Blooms blog hop.  This blog is hosted by Jennifer at www.curlicuecreations.blogspot.com.  This is her newest signature fabric collection with Island Batik.  I was excited to join when she asked for volunteers.  

I got the fabric and then somewhere I had lost the design I was going to do and had to recreate it.  I finally found the first set of designs, and when I started trying to work on it, it wasn't working right.  I couldn't find an easy way to cut it without a template, and I was away from home and had no printer. This was the first one that I was trying.  Things weren't lining up.  I have yet to try it again, and I may just print out the templates.

  

So, back to the drawing board.  I came up with a new idea that I liked better.  

Of course, I have all these grandiose ideas and really put a lot on my plate.  I had started teaching sewing classes in my area, then I did 2 retreats back-to-back and got sick during the first one (just a cold, but it is hard to do things when you don't feel well).  It took me a week to start feeling better after that second retreat, but I was still feeling no energy.   

I finally got started on the quilt and got part of the center block done. I ended up not ordering enough of the fabric from Jennifer, so I will have to see which shop has it and order some more so I can finish this quilt.  Then I will do another one so I can write the pattern and then wait a month or two and make another to make sure it all makes sense.

This is the 1/4 of the center block that is ready.  My thought was I was going to start quilting it just a bit to share a technique with you and I couldn't find the bolt of fusible web that I have.  It was too late to go anywhere to get any, as my nearest quilt shop that would have it, is a good hour north and they close around 6 anyway.  

So, I will share a picture of the technique I was going to do and then I will get the fusible web and finish it and share it here.  The method I was going to use is a reverse applique method that is done with machine quilting rulers. 

I have a template called bloom and as this pattern is called Evening Blooms, I thought that would be perfect in the solid parts of the quilt with a teal fabric behind it, and then I would cut out certain parts to reveal the fabric underneath.  I think that teal will be awesome peeking through.  

 This is what the bloom template looks like with 8 rotations.  

This is what it looks like with the reverse applique done. You can see I have done the 8 rotations, and then I choose different parts to cut out.  

This is a class that I am thinking of offering either online or in person.  If you would be interested in learning it, let me know and let me know if you prefer online or in person.  I am located in Utah, but would love to travel to come teach it, provided we can work it out.  

Thank you, Jennifer, for providing me with some fabric.  I will get the quilt done and share it with you as well as on my blog.  

If you have just read this post and missed the ones earlier in the week, here is who posted this week.

www.curlicuecreations.blogspot.com

conniekresin.com

sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com

quiltinggail.com

www.kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com

quilteddelights.com

quirkyb.com/blog

Thanks for joining me today.  I will work on this quilt and get it finished and post all about it here.  Remember to check your local quilt shops for Sunlit Garden from Island Batik.

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