A couple of weeks ago, I pulled out the blocks for my Gathering Flowers quilt. I am, from time to time, reevaluating my list of UFOs. This particular quilt is my oldest UFO. I started this back in 2011. At that time, I went gong ho and started quite a lot of the blocks. I started by making the bias "stem tubs" (not sure if that is what they are called). I attached all the stems on 15 out of the 20 blocks that I had traced.
For instance, in this block, all the green vine stems were already completed back in 2011. I wondered why I stopped there, when I only had the bow and some berries left to do.....
I figured that out very quickly, when I started to work on this block again. What I had done was traced and cut out the bow pieces backwards. I've since recut the bow pieces and moved forward with this block, then I did the berries and then finally the embroidery stitches. I am glad to say that this block is now done. It was going so good that in one evening, I finished this block and then moved on to the next block.
This next one is a wreath of leaves and berries. This was one of the first blocks I attempted back in 2011, before I started working on the stems. I was new to applique at the time and I didn't like my leaves.
I had about five of them on before I put it aside. Fast forward a bunch of years and I decided to remove the leaves and try again. They turned out better, as I've had some practice with other types of hand work, but then something came up and this had to get put away. Like the block above, this block was done in one evening.
Was it too much to ask for..... I tried for three in a row with this next block the following evening. The double heart in a vine circle with leaves and berries block. Like the other blocks, the green vine parts were already completed in 2011. This time I was able to add in the two hearts and two leaves, before it got late and was time for bed.
I'm very happy with the progress that I've made so far and I'm not giving up on this quilt just yet. Two and a half more blocks done! That's great!! I have renewed my interest in getting these blocks done and finishing this, my oldest UFO!! Wish me luck....that I don't get distracted, yet again....lol
Take care everyone.
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