I decided to tackle the largest block first - I'm like that - you know,..... an eat your peas before the yummy stuff kinda girl. I figured if I could knock-off the largest block and be happy with it then the rest should be a piece of cake,..... (so much yummier than peas!)
The tracing, cutting, ironing, cutting, ironing regime is pretty intense. I really need to get a bit of a production line happening. The adhesive product I am using is called 'Steam-A-Seam Light' and I have to say although it is reasonably expensive (I managed to find some at Spotlight for approximately $16 per 5 A4 sized sheets - I am going to need at least 15 sheets!), it is a DREAM to work with and is VERY forgiving of mistakes. In an effort to conserve the adhesive sheets, I have been cutting out some of the inner of each large piece of applique (just the adhesive part) so I can use them for smaller pieces of applique. Unfortunately, this lack of adhesive looked quite obvious on the beige fabric so I decided to rip all the toadstool stalks out and redo them. This involved pulling up many pieces that had already been ironed on. I was quite anxious about whether or not my perfectionism had indeed led to me ruining the block but was pleasantly surprised to see that once I was ready to reapply the stalks, all the fabrics which had been lifted ironed straight back into place with no puckering or obvious damage. A+++ for the Steam-A-Seam!
So, without further ado I share with you the beginnings of block #1 . This block forms the centre focus of the quilt. At this stage it is 90% appliqued (I still have a few bluebells and some brown ric-rac) to add. It will now need to be machine stitched around each piece.
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Almost complete.
Close-up of a Fairy.
I have the bug to really get moving on this project now. Hopefully I can make some positive progress over the coming weekend.
J
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