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"Contentment" is a flimsy!   Now to sew a seam on the backing and get this thing basted for hand quilting.  I don't see how I can do much more than outline and echo quilt...it is soooo busy already.  I will study it as I baste and see what comes to mind... It is a hair over 59-inches square, which I hope makes it legally a wall hanging. In stitches ( and doing a happy dance! ), Teresa  :o)

I have a few more "Afternoon Delight" (Sue Garman) hand applique blocks finished.  They are portable, so I mostly sew on them when I am away from home, waiting on some thing or another. These will finish 6-3/4 inches.  There are 40 appliqued blocks in this quilt. I hope to get a lot of the double nine patch and other pieced blocks for this quilt done on my retreat at the end of September. These are just delightful and fun to do!  It is interesting and satisfying to experience my collection of shirting and repro fabrics as I sew.  When I hand stitch, I can really study what went into the design of each fabric and enjoy each one.  I think I used a different background for every block. These one-piece designs may not be the most interesting, but they were certainly fun to stitch...just one thread choice per block for them, LOL! I hope to prep the last block for the "Contentment" quilt today. I'm getting more and more excited about finishing that quilt.  I ha...

I am stuck in a quandary about appliqued center medallion blocks...if you make them more modern, does that make them weird?  Does human applique on a quilt have to look antique to be considered serious? I have many favorites inspired by old quilts...like "Phoebe" ...and there are so many delightful versions of this medallion out there. These pictures are from Melinda in NSW, Australia . Or this one from Kel in Australia . That quilt has such a lovely, pastoral center, but the setting is what I call old-fashioned or dated.  If the figures were wearing more modern clothing, would it ruin things?  Would it make things seem more cartoon-ish?   I find versions where the fabrics are brighter and updated, but the style of clothing still remains a little dated. As I experiment with drawing medallion centers, I have to admit that dressing women in long dresses or skirts allows me to overlook and avoid certain details of anatomy and style that are difficult...li...