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Thursday, April 10, 2008

Take It Further, April...Day 2

Adding the embellishments to a naked block is always so much fun.

Above is a detail shot of the center of the block...

...and an overall view. (Please pardon the pins.)
When it goes over foam core I should be able to get everything square and aligned right. It looks a bit crooked at the moment.
More stitching today...but tomorrow when the sun is supposed to finally show up, all bets are off!
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11 comments:

  1. Amy MunsonApril 10, 2008 at 9:22 AM

    I like the blue/brown color combination. I like how you have included a bit of everyone, your sons as well yourself. I made a quilt for Alex, that turned in to more of a quilt for me than him as it is a bit feminine. But I always think of him as I worked on it in the months leading up to his birth.
    I hand pieced the quilt and I am still working on hand quilting. But I have not touched it in months. Too many other projects going.

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  2. Judy S.April 10, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    Very nice, Allie. Were you still using waste canvas? I've also wondered what you're planning to do with the pretty butterflies your drop-in teacher made?

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  3. tirane93April 10, 2008 at 7:59 PM

    zowie! that is some very nice embellishment!

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  4. Pamela KelloggApril 11, 2008 at 4:14 AM

    Oooh, this is lovely! Will we be seeing some beads on here?

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  5. JoWynn JohnsApril 11, 2008 at 5:41 AM

    Now this is different. I like the masculine/feminine contrasts--the "masculine" color scheme with the "feminine" lacey napkins and frames. And the symmetry! Very nice.

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  6. Marty52April 11, 2008 at 9:08 AM

    Da-yum... this is nice, Allie... like JoWynn sez, the contrasts are great... the masculine colors along with the feminine stitching. Verra nice!

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  7. Esther GregoryApril 11, 2008 at 8:46 PM

    Is this what you wanted the profile of Max for? Do you still need that picture?

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  8. Deb HardmanApril 11, 2008 at 11:11 PM

    Whenever I dream of my youngest son, he's still 5 years old. I did a thread painting of him from a photo at that age, & called it Missing My Baby. He's 31 now. Where does the time go?

    This is a wonderful reminder for you of your boys. I love & understand the sentiments behind it completely.

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  9. Scott WallerApril 12, 2008 at 5:19 AM

    I think your work is just stunning and very forward.

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  10. CatApril 12, 2008 at 6:30 AM

    I'm learning to check your blog more often because you always get so much done!

    Love the blues and browns! And the button in the middle is perfect.

    Have a beautiful sunny weekend!

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  11. Susan April 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    I like the way you've combined all your interests - the challenge, the embellisher, the hand stitching - all of it together. It's a very pretty block and wonderful seams for embellishing!

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