Bright fantasy flowers, part 2 + Four Seasons Quilt Swap

Finally I managed to get my second set of Bright Fantasy Flowers on Black-blocks done:

Hopefully they'll get in the mail tomorrow :o) I think they turned out ok, and I've always loved the combination of black and purple, and wanted to use it for this swap. This purple fabric has been in my stash forever - no idea when or where I bought it, but I still love it (sound familiar?). These blocks were easier to draw up than the previous set (see below), but turned out to be a lot harder to appliqué. If I ever say I'm going to make something like these again, please remind me to make sharp points at the intersections between the pettals!?!

And call me crazy, but even before I finished with my obligations for this swap, I signed up for another! This is the Four Seasons Quilt Swap, where we swap miniature quilts, one for each season of the year. The sign-up for the first one (Autumn!) is on August 18th, check it out! I think it is going to be FUN!!!

Sincerely,
Anne Ida

Blocks

It has been a few days since my previous post, and I don't have all that much to show for for this time. This weekend I spent at the summer house with my family; relaxing, playing cards, and enjoying some good food :o) I also managed to stitch up a couple more SBS blocks:

This is G-9: Modern Tulip and I-10: Rocky Road to Dublin -I've almost got them all done now... and am contamplating what to do for borders once I've pieced them together.

I have started on the second set of Bright flowers on black-blocks, seeing as I was able to buy some more Vliesofix on Monday. But I haven't stitched around the shapes yet, so I'll keep them for myself for a little while longer, and show you a picture of them as soon as they are done. Instead I'll show you a picture of the first blocks I have received in the swap. These lovely blocks are from Nina and fell into my mailbox on Monday. Aren't they pretty?

Hope you are having a productive day!
Sincerely, Anne Ida

Bright fantasy flowers, part 1

Tonight I have been working on some blocks for a swap in the Scandinavian fabric swap group. This particular swap is " bright coloured fantasy flowers on black background". For this I'm supposed to make two different flower blocks for each of the participants - we are seven in this particular swap. This is my first set:

Each flower is made up of six fabric circles slightly overlapping. I've used fusable interfacing and appliquéd them using a button hole stitch. Hopefully the ladies who recieve them will be pleased, and they will blend well with the others' blocks.

Unfortunately I ran out of interfacing so I haven't been able to do my second set. I have some sketches for ideas of what to do, and I have pulled the fabric from my stash, so hopefully I'll be able to make them in a short time - so stay tuned for part 2 :o)

Hope you have had a creative evening as well, sincerely
Anne Ida