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Please post your pictures of Block 2 here
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Here are mine
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Very pretty!
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One of my favs of yours Lesley...I like your fabric choices on this one!
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That one is pretty also.
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Love your fabric on this one, Lesley. Very pretty.
Here's mine |
Ooooh donīt they all look lovely. I love them both and they are so different.
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This one does lend itself to different coloured petals in all the flowers if you have enough - Love your choices Judy.
Some of mine on this one aren't batiks, they are fusion florals and the fabric seems quite thick after the batiks. |
Lovely Judy! Lesley's is bright and cheery, yours is soothing...incredible..the same block, such different feels from it.
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It is interesting how different the same block looks just because different fabric was used. That's what I'm finding so great about the AOTH. So many people doing the same thing and all of them being individualized.
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My block
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Another lovely block.
I am so lookin forward to the 16 block showing the are all going to be so unique |
Oh Jane...that is just beautiful and so perfect!! Lovely dear!!
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Here is block 2. I wanted to try to make the whole block form one piece of fabric that has different shades in it, I think it turned out ok.
Block 2 [ATTACH=CONFIG]196549[/ATTACH] |
Why, I would have to agree with you Elle! Now, are those purple centers from that same piece? You did a fabulous job on this one technique wise too...:D:
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No Patti, its not the same fabric, it just needed a bit of zing and the purple did it. Thanks, I THINK I am getting a little better on those points.
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I think your points look great Elle....I've found that I am better or worse depending on the type of fabric I'm using. I'm getting pretty darn good, if I'm using batiks! Regular slightly bulky cottons on the 7" blocks...not so much! But I have been doing this new "sweeping" under of the tip prior to trying to get the point done and that is seeming to help.
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL: |
Yep and you always catch me out. LOL
I find regular cotton so different to the batik material, I think its harder to work with personally. |
It is to me when doing applique...but sometimes, its the best way to go! I'm learning to be slightly careful about what pieces I'm using it for on the blocks though.
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Donīt think thats a very good pic the colours are much brighter than that. Could be I took it at night.
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They are all so different, but all very beautiful, can't wait to see all the finished quilts. Great work Ladies.
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Beautiful.
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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Here is block 2. I wanted to try to make the whole block form one piece of fabric that has different shades in it, I think it turned out ok.
It amazes me all the combinations ppl come up with, and as we go along and more and more blocks get made and you see a person's "group" of blocks...how nicely they all go together, forming their style. It's awesome. So individual and unique and all pretty! :-D |
Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
No Patti, its not the same fabric, it just needed a bit of zing and the purple did it. Thanks, I THINK I am getting a little better on those points.
This is like ice cream and we have all flavors :XD: |
Originally Posted by sandpat
I think your points look great Elle....I've found that I am better or worse depending on the type of fabric I'm using. I'm getting pretty darn good, if I'm using batiks! Regular slightly bulky cottons on the 7" blocks...not so much! But I have been doing this new "sweeping" under of the tip prior to trying to get the point done and that is seeming to help.
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL: I'll have to come over, Patti, so I can keep an eye on your q,... on you, lol! :lol: |
Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Donīt think thats a very good pic the colours are much brighter than that. Could be I took it at night.
Patti, you took some and said your colors were pretty "true" in the pics...what's your secret? Inside...what was the lighting like? bright, medium, dim Do you use those regular yellowish light bulbs in your house, or do you have the natural looking ones...swirly bulbs. I have those. I think I use too much light sometimes. I've gotten a piece of black velvet to use for "posing" my blocks on...think that will help. Do you use flash inside the house? |
Originally Posted by Mousie
Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Donīt think thats a very good pic the colours are much brighter than that. Could be I took it at night.
Patti, you took some and said your colors were pretty "true" in the pics...what's your secret? Inside...what was the lighting like? bright, medium, dim Do you use those regular yellowish light bulbs in your house, or do you have the natural looking ones...swirly bulbs. Think this other camera I have is not as good as the other. This one only has 5.1 pixels and the higher the pixels the better the photo. Yes I use flash havenīt got an option with mine. I am not a good picture taker, I aim and fire LOL I have those. I think I use too much light sometimes. I've gotten a piece of black velvet to use for "posing" my blocks on...think that will help. Do you use flash inside the house? |
Mousie, I'm not an expert by any means but I have found that the setting for "scenery- floral" is what makes the best pics for me. To take the best pics, I use daylight from the window or take them outside. The best light is in the AM...not so much of an orangish tint to it. I don't use an external flash. Sometimes I will add some fill light from Picassa when I load them onto the computer too. It just depends. I'm not sure you need to "pose" them on the velvet. For your black background, you might rather use a white sheet.
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Originally Posted by sandpat
I think your points look great Elle....I've found that I am better or worse depending on the type of fabric I'm using. I'm getting pretty darn good, if I'm using batiks! Regular slightly bulky cottons on the 7" blocks...not so much! But I have been doing this new "sweeping" under of the tip prior to trying to get the point done and that is seeming to help.
I figured the purple wasn't on the same piece...just HAD to mess with ya', you know!! :LOL: |
When I'm sewing along, tucking the allowance under with my needle..I will get to the end and all of the allowance is then over to the left side of the tip...Then I take the pointy end and fold it under leaving the tip "flat" (swept under), then I take a toothpick and sweep under the piece to make sure it is smooth, then I pull my thread just a tad to get the point out there, then take a stitch right in the point, then start tucking the allowance under again and start up the other side.
If this was clear as mud...which I'm sure it is...I'll try to take some pics tomorrow to show you. |
I had read previously about toothpicks and have some on my machine. I'll try this today with the new block. Thanks I hope it helps since I haven't had a leaf or flower petal look right yet!
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Mousie, I'm not an expert by any means but I have found that the setting for "scenery- floral" is what makes the best pics for me. To take the best pics, I use daylight from the window or take them outside. The best light is in the AM...not so much of an orangish tint to it. I don't use an external flash. Sometimes I will add some fill light from Picassa when I load them onto the computer too. It just depends. I'm not sure you need to "pose" them on the velvet. For your black background, you might rather use a white sheet.
I love outside pictures! Nature seems to know how to give great lighting. :thumbup: |
Originally Posted by sandpat
When I'm sewing along, tucking the allowance under with my needle..I will get to the end and all of the allowance is then over to the left side of the tip...Then I take the pointy end and fold it under leaving the tip "flat" (swept under), then I take a toothpick and sweep under the piece to make sure it is smooth, then I pull my thread just a tad to get the point out there, then take a stitch right in the point, then start tucking the allowance under again and start up the other side.
If this was clear as mud...which I'm sure it is...I'll try to take some pics tomorrow to show you. |
Originally Posted by Roxanne
I had read previously about toothpicks and have some on my machine. I'll try this today with the new block. Thanks I hope it helps since I haven't had a leaf or flower petal look right yet!
In fact, we are all really hard on ourselves... not that I've shown anything yet for aoth, ...but I haven't seen anybody cranking out crappy blocks! You, my dear, have a fabulous eye for color and coordination!:thumbup: |
Why mousie, Thank You!
I have been using only my scraps so far and didn't intend to buy anything new for this quilt. So far, so good... Patti---thanks for this tip. I used it last night to start on block 21(?) and I am much happier. I'm still having problems getting the fit right (I'm not using a pattern or template ) so by the time I stitch down one side, I'm sometimes kinda short on the other...I guess it takes practice. I'm not doing any of the embroidery as I'm saving these to work on when my sisters and I go on vacation next month. They think I'm crazy, but I know I'll need something to do in the evenings or early mornings. |
Rox, I found that when I trace the template on the piece I'm using for the applique AND on the block that I can get it in place better. I stick a pin through a point on the applique piece, then poke the pin through the exact same point on the block..I use at least 2 pins to start with to hold the piece. This helped me tremendously, maybe it will work for you.
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Patti,
I use pins also to hold my piece on the background on which I have traced the pattern. But, still get some shift in my pieces--not all, but some. |
It didn't work for me just using the pins Rox...I had to draw the shape on the applique piece so that I could pin the exact points together. Things tend to get a little difficult for me sometimes and it seems that I have to do extra steps to make things work. Oh well...LOL
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Well Patti, I tried this today and think it works a little better! I still think the problem is with the "operator" ya know? Maybe by the time we finish I'll know how to do it.
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Originally Posted by sandpat
It didn't work for me just using the pins Rox...I had to draw the shape on the applique piece so that I could pin the exact points together. Things tend to get a little difficult for me sometimes and it seems that I have to do extra steps to make things work. Oh well...LOL
I love you guys for making me feel a little more normal, lol! I've always thought I was slower at doing things, bc I seem to have to go the long, hard way around...fussy, just too finicky, I s'pose! :XD: I played with fabrics earlier and got all the colors stacked,...lots of 'em...now to do the 'weeding'...for me, it's not what I use, it's what I take away, and don't use...that's hard...I want them all! Once I get one done...I know I'm gonna be eating, sleeping and breathing this stuff...I can feel it coming on! :XD: :XD: :XD: woo hoo! |
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