Nieghborhood Block Swap Update

I got my blocks for my fellow Swappers! They are awesome in so many ways! One they looke great and two inspecting them teaches me SO much on how to do this better in the future. The stitches and the thread choice and just over all execution of the applique and block. I have MUCHO to learn. These ladies are tops!

What to do with these? Make a wall hanging? or throw? I would like to make a throw. I feel if I don't make something we'll use, then it will get packed and never seen. Or 'worse case' I could get a 12x 12 scrap book and display them there but how boring!!! heehee

So I am thinking throw and adding filler blocks to help it grow. I was thinking to also have a tan or earth tone  sashing. I am using a piece of tan i have for IDEA purposes....

It was very hard to take a photo of this and get it all in, so this is actually two photos put together so you can see it all.

As you can see in the lower right a 'empty' block that I will fill with something. I am still debating on whether i should put a tree or something on the filler blocks. any ideas???
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Jackie

Waiting for the blocks: Neighborhood Block Swap

One of my 9 blocks made, they were not the same :)

I feel like I am waiting for the stork as I wait for my fellow Neighborhood Block Swap blocks! This is SEW exciting to see them all together. I am excited. I will have to wait though because they will go to my in-laws and then either we'll see them we get there in a month and a half or when my brother comes here in a few weeks, he canbring them. We'll see! Just be excited with me! I was so glad to enter the swap!

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Jackie

Neighborhood Block Swap Finished

I am done with my neighborhood blocks for the swap. Now to get them stateside ASAP!

It is my first swap! I hope the group goes easy on me. This was my first time doing fused applique. My machine had 8 stitches. I am limited on thread so I just used one color. Oh I hope they extend grace to me and forgive me for any short comings.

I love them and had fun and learned a LOT! Did I mention I learned a Lot? ;) in a very good way, too!

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Jackie

here they are, please go easy on me... (i have 3 kids 5, 3, and almost 1!!) lol

:)

Neighborhood Block Swap Progress: Applique Fused!

Yeah! I have my 9 blockes ironed with the fused applique - with Wunder Under! I have never done it before and found it easy to use. I just found it challenging on what fabric to pick for what parts with selections from my mostly donaated and won stash. It's great to have selections! (Just a year and a half ago, I might have had 2 yrds of 3 different fabrics! heehee) Praise God for generous Quilt/Sewing community! You all rock! ;-)

So, here are my 9 BEFORE being sewn as rough edge applique. Go EASY on me.. I am still learning... still learning! Self taught and learngin as I go along. So glad the ladies in my swap are generous to have me participate. Now to sew and get these in the mail asap!

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Jackie

the house is so muted in color because i wanted to make it close to the real house... next time, i won't do that... the other blocks in the swap are so colorful! Lessons learned! :)

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The photo of the real house. Then using QuiltAssistant, I made the 'pieces'.

I, then, cut out construction paper to get an idea of my applique.

Neighborhood Block Swap

I am participating in my FIRST Swap!!!.. a Neighborhood Block Swap and way behind in my progress. Well, not really but for my own pace, I wanted to be farther by now. :( I am hoping to really get the applique put on, so I can enjoy the embelishments! I am doing a house.



This is a photo of the house i grew up in and my construction paper cut outs to see what the applique would be like.



This is the backgrounds I made. I am thinking the last ones (also shown under my construction paper test applique) are what I want to use, the Sky looks like clouds and the 'grass' has cute small flowers in it.
So far this is my progress in addition to marking up my wunder under for fusing my applique.
We'll see how it goes!
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Jackie