Writing this to link with Esther to day on her WOW or WIP’s
Where I left you all last week I was working on completing my Black and Red Sample Block quilt top. I did finish it Yeeeeeeeeppeeeyyyyyy
I did finish the Black and Red sampler top, now it sits waiting to be quilted???
My first 3 blocks completed of Esther Aliu’s free BOM this year Queens Garden . *
On Tuesday a friend passed on to me some beautiful quality cottons that were been used for men’s shirts, they will be wondeful for the back of some of my quilts.
last night Nancy showed me Carly Breyer Fallets free design Dancing Tree, it set clogs whirling in my brain, Ive just finished designing a quilt top from seeing Carly’s Dancing Tree see it at the bottom of my blog?
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1st a drew my tree in pencil
then with a black marking pen
paper taped with masking tape it quick and does the job well.
starting to cut out my tree!
Moved my cut out to the black cotton fabric I want to use and started pinning it in place
It slowly evolves.
and THERE it is . Now to trace all around my tree edges
remove template and there is my tree shape. now to cut it out. I used a rotary cutter to do this it gives nice sharp edges.
one big jumble of a mess but there is a tree there some where.?
There is my tree!!!!
I lay a huge woollen blanket down with a thick cotton sheet on top as my ironing board for the next stage.
This was my black fabric with iron on fussing behind it .
A rayon cloth was given to me a few years ago, not sure if it was for a sarong or a sofa cover????? But Im going to use it now. Ive ironed on a light weight interfacing to the back
Smoothed out and ready to go?
I started from the bottom of the tree and gently ironed it down first.
slowly the tree uncurls!
And a new birth has happened.
I keep playing till it lies as it should.
Im happy with it.
I culd have put it on a white back ground?????
But choose some thing more radical!!!!
Then thought about butterflies and dragon flies, Dragonflies demanded the whole quilt to them selves
So the Dragonfly Tree was found
These colours are the true colours taken in day light not night lights.
This wee tree is one metre tall and about 25 years old I trim in twice a year to keep it as a bonsai tree! Yesterday morning!
2 hrs later?
Overnight Mr spider moved in and Mrs spider laid eggs?
this is my light that hangs over my cutting table? They are now in my vacuum cleaner?????
THis stone as my mother’s she had it from when
I was a child, a friend of mine who is a local silversmith artist set it for me and called it Mother and Daughter. I LOVE it. She gave it to me on Tuesday Afternoon.
I’m going to link as my blog is, I have a horrible eye ache and having trouble seeing. Will write it up tomorrow hopefully. Going to link with Esther on her WOW or WIPs before lying down .
I love how you did those circles on the black and red – what a great idea – I had at first thought last week that they would go around all sashing but this way is so much better! love it.
Oh Glenda,
your tree! I love it so much ! The flower background ist perfect! It’s give pepper! And the dragonfly, I love they too!
The red and black sample top is a very elegace work! It ist so beautiful! I hope I can see the quilting soon!
Greetings, Marita
Your post is filled with beautiful creative ideas and projects. Even the spiders egg sac is lovely. The stone piece is gorgeous. All of your quilting projects are incredible. I love the red and black finish with the circles in the sashing, so unique. Of course, your newest applique blocks are fabulous and then the tree…Wow!
Great work, Glenda!
I love your tree, and thanks for showing the process.
Love the way you’ve finished your red and black blocks too!
All your blocks are really beautiful!
Nice to see your garden too. Bu poor spiders ….. in the hoover????!
Hugs,
Barbara xx