The blue linen is gorgeous but so difficult to work with. Starch, starch, starch!
Block #5, Cross and Crown -
Quaker Pride -
Friendship Star - I had a lot of trouble with this one and ended up doing a LeMoyne Star instead (with the circle appliquéd on):
It's OK, but the actual Friendship Star block really is so special. Check out these examples I saw at the Worcester Historical Museum:
They remind me of "spritz" - the little Christmas cookies I grew up making with my Mom.
Meanwhile, the peonies bloomed last week - I just love them -
And David and I are off to Vermont for a quick night and day - fly fishing for David, Vermont Quilt Festival for me (I'm taking a class).
x
Cynthia
The linen does add a depth to the blocks, but if it is that hard to work with, it would try my patience. LOL
ReplyDeleteI am fascinated by the construction method on the actual friendship star blocks. From the outer edges you can tell it is pieced, but it appears as though the center portion is slapped on to the back and then it is appliqued in.
It seems that you could get this look also by doing EPP with kite shaped papers to form the star and then applique the whole thing to the background.
Just thinking out loud here. :)
Safe travels and looking forward to your photos from Vermont!
ReplyDeleteBased on the museum examples, I see why the Friendship Star block gave you headaches! I would be tempted to make a template for the star and applique it to the background. Your fix was equally ingenious! Thanks for sharing the peonies - they won't grow here, but I love them! Looking forward to hearing about VQF, it's definitely on my bucket list!
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