Monday, February 24, 2014

Fruit Bounty - Next block in the A Bountiful Life journey

I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday because Blogger was having 'issues'.  But that doesn't mean I wasn't stitching! I worked on the little baskets (sorry, no photos to share) and also on the next block in the A Bountiful Life quilt.
 Fruit Bounty.. or as I prefer to call it, Fruit Salad! 
I had already stitched the stems and pears.  Then I decided yesterday morning that I really did need to add the cherry stems.  I realized without them, the cherries would just be floating out there... which doesn't make sense, right?
These stems are tiny.  Made with bias bars and then placed with a few dots of basting glue to hold them in place.  Too small for pins.  This makes them nice and flat for stitching.
You can see from the pattern, they really needed the stems!
The pears look good enough to eat.
 
Have a good week & Happy Stitching!
 
Deb
 
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12 comments:

  1. Very nice blocks. I love the colors and to see the process going along. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks - it is definitely a journey! Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. Aaaamazing! So intricate and beautiful. Here from Bee Social.

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and your comments on my block. Love to applique!

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  3. Great colours! This is going to be a really sweet block! You are sew right about the cherries. Those stems are tiny and a lot of work.... But will certainly be worth it!

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  4. You are always making something so interesting over here... such a fun block to sew!
    Thanks for linking up to Slow Sunday stitching!

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    1. Thanks, Kathy! Thanks for always hosting! The block is coming along, I will post an update soon.

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  5. Debra, your art quilts are just amazing! Thanks so much for posting to my blog about the fish. The quilt group all got into fish last week. You should see the school of fish they made!
    linsquilts.blogspot.com

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    1. Lin - the fish are fabulous!!!! Thanks for letting me know. I checked them out on your blog. Fantastic fish and they are so much fun!!! Thanks for stopping back to leave a comment.

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  7. Your fabric choices for the Bountiful block are excellent.

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