Happy Mother's Day everyone.

Here are the blocks for May

Here is a tute on how to make a folded rosebud.

Thanks Peg. Love the rosebud. :thumbup:

Thanks so much Peg. I just can't wait to try the rosebuds. Happy Mother's Day.

Beautiful! Great tutorial.

Happy Mother's Day

They are really fun to do, enjoy!

I'll have to try this and see how it comes out. LOL. It always looks easier when you explain it! My fumble fingers...well doing them is another matter. I'll keep trying though.

gal288,
Thank you so much for getting the May BOM out on the QB today! You gave me a Mother's Day project to do and I love the interruption from my LAQ projects (only 2 left to go!).

Here is my May block, I will get the border done during my Tuesday "NO NCIS" nites.

looking great! You are so far ahead of me. Seeing everybody's progress keeps me going. Looking forward to seeing more. :)

Peg,
The May block is really pretty. I may have to make mine in yellow too in memory of my MIL. Yellow roses were her favorite. Thanks so much for all your work.

All your blocks are really pretty. Your are going to have a very special quilt when you get done.

Last Grandma, Love your quilt so far, it's really pretty. Great job.

Thanks Peg! Love the folded rosebud! I'm doing machine applique' so probably won't be able to use that technique.

the border block, does that have to be made larger????

Thank you -- have enjoyed doing the blocks

cut the border block background 6-1/2" square, we will trim it to the correct size when we are ready to assemble top.

Did anybody else have problems downloading the May pattern? Not the EQ version but the non EQ version?

did it downloard? I just checked it and it was ok.

I got it to work on the home computer Peg. It could have been something with my work computer. Silly thing probably thought I should have been working. :)

Thanks for double checking it.

Also, love the rose bud

I am unable to download the EQ version. The others downloaded just fine. Any suggestions on what to do?

I just finished a block from Elly Seikewinz's (bad spelling, huh?) book. Wish I had had this tutorial before making the rosebuds. Yours look really great! And have personality. The directions in Elly's book were lacking.

Does the The inner blocks have to be the same color flowers all 12 of them? Sorry if this is a silly questions just wondering if they would look ok in different colors:)

AWESOMW~ I LOVE the colors!
Can't wait to see the finished quilt :)

I was wondering the same thing. I thought they probably should be the same color as the 4 small inner corner blocks we just finished last month.

I have all her books, and she is great, but I agree, her books are written for the advanced appliquer, & sometimes lack enough instruction.

I took her method and adapted it to make it easier to do.

Thanks for you nice comments and hope you try it on another quilt.

I plan on making each side match, but not each block.

I think it will look pretty anyway you want to do the colors.

Have fun and mix & match.

I just checked it and it downloaded ok. Let me know if you still have trouble & I'll email it to you.

I think you can still do the folded rosebud, adapted.

Make the rosebud and tack it in place. Now Make the calyx for fusible, leaving the top section without the fusible stuff on the back. Add the folding seam allowance to the top section.

Lightly press under the top of the calyx, use a little glue to hold in place. Now tack the bottom of the calyx in place.
Now do whatever stitch you use to sew in place.

To get the puffiness of the rose bud, I would hand stitch the top edge of the calyx across the rosebud. But if you can't, go ahead and stitch with the machine.

Hope this works for you.

I went back and looked at the larger version and found what I was missing :roll: I had made a copy of the 60" one and of course didn't show the inner border so I'm up to speed (I think) I really must get busy.

:thumbup:

Thank you so much for this info...I'm going to try it! Will post a pic when it's finished...hope I can do it!

Ok thanks Peg i'll have a fiddle with the colors. Hope all is well on the home front and you Dad is having better days.
Have a good one :)

Hey SurferGirl, I am doing machine applique, and I think if you do a little handwork on the buds you can tack the inside down first, then turn down the top edge of the calyx and stitch it down, then lay it over the bud part and stitch around the outside of the calyx. I think that will work.

Now that my kids & grandkids have come & gone I can get back to work and catch up to you all!! I am so happy to be quilting again after spending 2 weeks cleaning and being mom/grandma!!!

Thanks so much...I'm going to try it.

Really nice work, however, I think perhaps I don't have that level of skill.....but am thinking ...........thanks.....calla

Hi Calla, thanks for looking, alot of the ladies are doing fusible, give one block a try. Guarantee you'll become addicted!

Hi Calla, Peg is so right! This was my first attempt at fusible applique' and I love it! Please try it!

Go ahead and give it a try Calla. You never know if you can do something until you try. Fusible isn't too bad to do. If you just want to see about putting on the shapes but not exactly looking forward to stitching around them once they are on....use a heavier fusible and don't stitch around the pieces.

I didn't think I could do these either but found out that I can. It was a surprise to me. Each block and piece I think I get a little better at. Go ahead and try. I have had some methods that I tired, even on here, that I didn't like how it turned out so didn't use. But I didn't give up on other ways to do it. I've learned how to do different methods from watching this board also.

This is a great support group where you won't be laughed at for your efforts.

This is my May block. Now to tackle the 12 inner border blocks.