SAL Update 3.26.2023 | A Year Inspired

Continuing progress on A year Inspired by William Morris, designed by Stitchdoodles Designs.

I thought for sure with the extra week we had in March, I would be able to accomplish so many of my projects. But somehow life got in the way and I’m trying to get a lot done this last week of the month. I hope you are having better luck with your crafty to-do’s! As for my March wedge, I was able to fill in the daffodils, with still a bit more to add to the trumpet. Hopefully I can spend some quiet evenings finishing it up. Next month appears like an easier wedge, so hopefully that will allow me to catch up!

We post an update on our own project every three weeks and encourage each other to make more progress and stay motivated. I’m looking forward to seeing how the rest of the SAL group has progressed with their projects this time around. Read along with me by clicking the blog links below:

Avis, Claire, Gun, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, and Mary Margaret

Fabulous Fusible February

March is half way over and realizing I haven’t posted on my February project! Better late than never sounds good to me. For the month of Feb, the All People Quilt UFO Challenge called for #6 on my list, which was Melinda Bula’s Fabulous Fusible Flower project that I started back in 2019. Both mom and I took this class together and went with differnt colorways. Here’s where my project left off in 2019:

I had fused the first layer down and it was ready for more layers! Mom and I got together a couple of times throughout the month to work on our coneflowers. We made a fantastic mess of her dining table, but how else do you craft?? We watched a couple of Melinda Bula’s youtube videos as a refresher on what to do next.

Here’s how much I accomplished on our first craft day. Mostly prep work getting all the fabrics fused and the shapes cut. The background fabric I chose reminded me of plant cells, really cool and happy with the effect.

After our second craft day we were done fusing all the layers! Added some stems, leaves (which I free handed), and fused to our background fabric. We bought some matching threads for the next step which will be to thread paint on the flowers and quilt around the design. For now I have it pinned up on my wall to enjoy. I love how the oranges turned out on mom’s flowers!

I have yet to start my March UFO call or my March wedge embroidery, so wish me luck!

SAL Update 3.5.2023 | A Year Inspired

Happy to report that I completed the February wedge of A year Inspired by William Morris, designed by Stitchdoodles Designs. This wedge is inspired by his work titled Pomegranate.

March looks like a fun stitch with those daffodil like flowers!

We post an update on our own project every three weeks and encourage each other to make more progress and stay motivated. I’m looking forward to seeing how the rest of the SAL group has progressed with their projects this time around. Read along with me by clicking the blog links below:

Avis, Claire, Gun, Kathy, Margaret, Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJ, Cathie, Linda, Helen, Connie, Cindy, and Mary Margaret