Originally Posted by Shemjo
Lesey and Jan, love your blocks! Have been waiting to see what I have in front of me. Thanks for sharing your treasures! I have printed the patterns and am lining up my fabrics, and finishing up week 6.
i use a sewline pencil to draw the shape onto the background, then needleturn the patches, following the lines. I cut the patch with quarter inch turnings, but trim a little as I go, to slightly less than quarter inch turnings, which cuts down on bulk, and snip into them if the curves are tight. (I didn't bother on these blocks, as they are fairly gentle curves). When I get to a point, I add a couple of extra tiny stitches right at the point, which hold it in place while I tuck in the turning into the start of the next side.