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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...

"I'm here, I'm here"...I feel like a student who has dozed off during class.  It has been very eventful around here since the last time I posted! I think this is the center medallion for my little Repro Madness project featuring the LITTLE TREASURES 6-inch applique blocks that I have been drawing (available here ). I have been so wishy-washy about making quilting decisions.  Too much other stuff going on.   I feel kind of "quiltstipated" (quilt constipated).  Yep...now I am even making up words to describe my condition...yep, I am a doctors' daughter.   We made a marathon trip to Michigan and Pennsylvania to see friends, spend time with my FIL, and ultimately get my daughter and her friend to New York City to see the Broadway musical, "Hamilton."  My husband flew up to his Dad's, and worked from Swarthmore for 2 weeks.  Meanwhile, I moved Riley out of the dorm and did all the driving to make the trip happen...whew! That was a lot of drivi...

Two more LITTLE TREASURES 6-inch blocks done!  I call this one "A Nut With Bolts." As I am trying to only use reproduction fabrics, I was limited in choices of fresh-tone fabrics.  I chose one that was the right hue, but it had a design on it that was too strong.  I tried the trick of using the wrong side of the fabric...but the little design shows through, which looks a little weird. She looks a little bruised! This next one is from the Flowers (2) bundle of patterns.  It is called "Althea Branch." Just a few more blocks to stitch and I will be caught up! In stitches, Teresa   :o)

I am still pondering my central medallion block for this swap quilt containing my applique blocks and pieced embroidered blocks from 2 friends in Michigan (working title " Repro Madness ").  I have come to a decision between three blocks: 1)  Remember I had a block published a Quiltmaker 100 Blocks magazine in the last year or so?  I was thinking about doing that block in repro fabrics (here's the version that was in the magazine...lots of bright yellow, pink, red and orange).  Definitely NOT reproduction fabrics... This block is in the possession of Quiltmaker Magazine ...I wonder what they do with all of them?  Maybe they make a quilt from the 100 blocks for each edition of the magazine (this block was in Edition #10), set 10 x 10 blocks.  They wanted us to sign the blocks...they must have had something in mind. Wait a minute!  I think I prepped one of these blocks in repro fabrics that I never stitched down.  I took a picture...now where ...

I have had the applique done on these 6-inch LITTLE TREASURE blocks for a while, but I finally got around to getting the embroidery done.  They are destined for my Repro Madness quilt made up of swap blocks in reproduction fabrics. I was tempted to ink the writing instead with a Pigma pen, but went with embroidery at the last minute.  The writing is so small, but I have not played much with inking stuff, so I decided to play it safe. Do any of you ink details on your applique blocks?  Is there something better to use than a Pigma pen?  I have several classic Baltimore Applique books (I love Elly Sienkiewicz!) where wonderful flower details, shading and writing are added to blocks by inking.  I need to be brave and try it!  I have only done this on quilt labels... (The patterns for these two blocks are available in the LITTLE TREASURES - Misc (1) bundle offered in my web store.  I almost have a second Misc bundle and a group of Dog and Cat designs al...