Good Morning Quilters!
This week I worked a little more on two of the borders for Cousin’s Walk. It looks like I blogged about these borders back in March, 2024. Progress has been slow. To refresh your memory, here is a picture of the original quilt:
The borders are unusual, and my version of them eliminates the center break in the vine on each side. I am working on two borders at a time. The original pattern has each of the four borders with different amounts of flowers. But I decided to make mine a little less complicated. Here is a picture of what I;ve done so far on what will be my top and bottom borders:
These two borders are the shorter two borders. So there are lots more flowers and leaves to go. The good news is that this project is teaching me to be better at applique. Slowly, I am progressing in skill. Also, I still have three bird blocks yet to complete on the center part of the quilt.
What are you working on this week? Please join our Design Wall Monday Linky Party below and show us! Thanks for participating; I appreciate you.
That is a whole lot of appliqueing!! Lovely work on this--great colors--hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteThanks Julierose, applique was not my thing, but now I’m beginning to like it better. Thanks for your encouragement.
DeleteThat is a lot of applique! Your version of the borders look great. Happy stitching on those this week.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate, It is a lot of applique and I hope to keep improving at it. Glad you like it!
DeleteKudos to improving your appliqué skills. I tried to appliqué something this summer and ugh -- it was not a pretty sight. Therefore I didn't proceed. My eyes aren't what they used to be and it was hard to see what I was doing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bonnie, My eyesight is getting bad at threading needles, but luckily there are devices to aid me in getting the thread through that little needle hole. We do the best we can, right? I am thankful for you and your blog posts.
DeleteYour applique work is really lovely!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara! I like this quilt so much, and am glad others like it too.
DeleteOh, your quilt is a beauty! The border variation makes it yours, as it should be.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nann, It is a nice thought - changes is a pattern do make it uniquely yours, don’t they?
Deleteborders are lovely...yes continual applique does improve the technique for sure...a hawaiian quilt cured me of applique-phobia
ReplyDeleteHi Grace, I like your word “applique-phobia”…….yes, I think I had it.
DeleteGreat folk art appliqué!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy, it is an interesting bird quilt and is helping me conquer my applique fears.
DeleteHi Judy, way to go to simplify the borders :-) It's going to be a beauty! Thanks for the party.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andree, Your encouragement each week keeps me going.
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