Saturday, January 7, 2012

Newest Blocks…

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I haven’t been able to sew much lately because I had a breast infection (from breastfeeding) that was a real bear.  It is my third one in the 5+ years I’ve been breastfeeding, and definitely the worst of them.  In times like this, I am so thankful for the miracle of antibiotics.  And eye doctors.  When I got my first pair of glasses, I walked out of the office and saw the leaves on the trees in the parking lot.  I had forgotten that trees even had leaves and weren’t just some fuzzy blob on a trunk.  If I had lived in prehistoric times, I would have already been eaten by a saber-toothed tiger that I couldn’t see hiding in the bush. 

So, the good news is that I am on the mend and got some sewing done today.  Sunni, from Love Affair With My Brother, is running the Stash Bee (one of the 2 bees I am participating in this year) and is making a quilt called the Tree of Life.  I got busy this morning.  The first I made was just a log cabin tree with a fussy cut bird in the middle.

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Most of the fabrics are Riley Blake Summer Song and Rainy Days & Mondays, but the cute flower/bee print is one called “Girl Friday.”  I love it of course for the bees.

The second tree I used some of the leaves I have made for my Little Leaves quilt (a pattern from Elizabeth Hartman’s Practical Guide to Patchwork).  The fabric is mostly Domestic Bliss with a few others thrown in for a good mix.

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I did a zig zag stitch around all the applique, and I am digging this block, too.  I freehanded the trunk onto the Heat n Bond in the spirit of this tree I saw on Needle Little Balance. 

Hope Sunni likes both of these!

8 comments:

  1. These look so great! Which block are you making for Beejeebers?

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  2. This tree and it's pretty "dancing" leaves is WAY cute!

    hugZ,
    annie
    anniesrubyslipperz.com

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  3. Cute blocks, I love how you made two very different tree blocks, they both look wonderful. I'm glad you're on a mend, breast infections positively suck and HURT!!!! Hope you'll be pain free soon.

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  4. Oooh! Ouch! I never had to deal with a severe infection. hope you are feeling better.
    And I am positively in love with these blocks. I'm so glad you made a pieced block. They are both darling!

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  5. Your blocks are very sweet and cheery. I am a fellow bee and I'm now a follower.

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  6. I really hope you are feeling better already! And I bet you can tell that I like your blocks! :-)

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  7. Hope your feeling better! My DIL had that swell but not that severe.
    Your blocks for Sunni are amazing. I'm in hive #1 with you in Stash Bee and I havent started my block. I've sketched it out but am waiting for my Kona White.

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