Botanical Beauty block #6

Welcome to block #6 of the 

Sester Centennial quilt along.

This photo is of the original block

found on a circa 1860 quilt I own.

It is part of

my Well-Loved Ladies Sampler.

I redrafted it smaller as part of 

my Botanical Beauty sampler.

In the WLL sampler I named it 

apple block.

In the BB sampler I named it

tomato.

In my original studies of this design,

I found that it could go either way but

felt it looked more tomato.

The history of the tomato plant is quite 

interesting and if you want to read more,

go HERE. Thankfully it isn't poisonous

as initially thought and ours are 

growing great right now.

Are you growing any yourself?

Barbara Brackman wrote THIS

about tomato designs although

I know that design as a love apple:)

HERE is the original post about

the block in my WLL sampler.

Enjoy reading a little quilt history

in between stitching this sweet block.

 

Winter Games QAL: Blizzard Supplies

 We are 3 days out from the start

of the Winter Olympics 2022 in

Beijing China!

Time to support our athletes

that have trained tirelessly

for this one moment!!

I am excited to see your 

fabric selections.

You saw mine HERE.

Please show progress 

over in my

Robin's Rocking Needles FB group.

If you are new to the conversation,

go read the introduction HERE. 

We will wait...

Ok, now that you are back, 

let's talk supplies.

Still love the Magic sizing 

for PRESSING all my seams

nice and flat.

*You see my favorite 

Bohin pencil is back.

That will come in handy

depending on the value

of your fabrics if you 

are doing hand applique'.

Other items in the picture are: 

 Karen Kay Buckley

serrated scissors for cutting

my applique' (especially

cutting into V points/curves.

Let's not forget my 

favorite hand applique'

thread: 50wt Aurifil thread.

The Add-a-Quarter (R) 

ruler 12" is a great asset

for making sure you don't

accidentally cut off a 

seam allowance....

Ask me how I know:)

OK, don't ask-lol.

Not shown but my favorite

fusible web is Wonder Under #805.

These items make my life 

so much easier.

I know we all have our

own favorite tools so 

assemble what you need

based on this supply list below:

Right click the image to save

to your computer so you can

use it as a checklist before Friday.

Don't forget the jingle bells:)

See you in 3 short days!

~~~

Not all blizzards are blue: WINTER GAMES FABRICS

 When I first designed Winter Games,

I went in with that old taught color

theory that Winter, cold, snow, 

ice, etc. all equated to a 

blue and white color palette.

That doesn't have to be true!

Entering into this quilt along

with you, 10 years after 

making the original, I realized how

much my fabric choices 

and color palette 

have changed as I studied

what was truly pleasing to me!

So, I will be making my 

new version in lovely

muted colors of 

taupe and gray and mustard.

Not sure I have the exact yardage 

I need for each bit so I will

be scrapping it out some:)

Don't forget that the pattern

is still available at the 

introductory price for 3 more days! 

I hope this inspires you to 

sort through your stash and 

choose a palette that brings

you joy!

Maybe purple is your neutral....?

FLOURISH: New QAL

 Well-Loved Ladies was a Huge success
and we still have many that are 
working on it because it really
isn't a quick project:)

As promised many moons ago, 

a smaller more attainable project

would be next so that those 

intimidated or not up to the 

task of WLL would be able to

join the quilt along fun and 

sharpen their skills for when

they are ready to tackle WLL. 

Twice a month starting July 1st,

I will present a tutorial via a

post here & FB that prepares us 

for the next step in the quilt along.

You will need a pattern to participate

 in this quilt-along.

The pattern has been written for

fusible applique' and will be 

offered in PDF and print form 

with all full-sized templates.

I will address using the templates

for hand applique' in a blog post

when we get there:)

Techniques involved will include

general piecing of flying geese units

and half-square triangles, applique'

(hand or fusible/machine), & embroidery.

Of course, there will be some video assists

to help in the process.

We will be doing all the discussion and

ooohing/aaahing of fabric choices over

in my FB group, Robin's Rocking Needles.

As before, over the next few weeks

expect multiple blog posts leading up to 

our big reveal day where I will discuss

fabric selection and supplies so you

can start preparing and be ready to go

as soon as you get your pattern.

Please leave a comment here if you have

any questions or email me,

robin@nestlingsbyrobin.com

I will be stitching along too as I make

another one in fusible applique' in 

another color way.

Until next time,

keep stitchin'~