Today was time for Sunday Stitchers and trying to share the stitching love around I decided to work on my much neglected Lucy Boston blocks.
DO NOT FALL OFF YOUR CHAIR CHOOKYBLUE! Lol!
This was the state of affairs when I emptied my tin...
Some single blocks, some assembled and one with cream background almost completed. That's the one I chose to work on.
I realised that I am a closet perfectionist (probably not a surprise to some) and a not very well matched stitching thread (that is visible to me) put me off and poor Lucy was abandoned in the tin. I am going to try and rematch the thread for a better fit.
I finished the almost done block....
And also got it sewn on to the assembled piece...happy camper! Just have to keep giving Lucy a turn out of the tin occasionally! However I do not think this will be a bed size quilt lol!
I also get sidetracked by other peoples pretties.... so want to make a scrappy Orange Peel quilt and seeing Lynda's cute little blocks just tempts me each time I see them.
*sigh*
A lovely day....lots of giggles and chat and we did stitch.
On the way home I just had to stop and take a piccie of these Native Golden Penda blooms which are flowering profusely all around where I live. Stunning!
They are medium size trees covered in these fist sized blooms.
I hope you have enjoyed your weekend too.
Namaste and Blessings Michelle xxx
Great work Michelle, slow progress is better than still stuck in the tin, I say! Gosh, the Penda blooms are so delicate... love their colour too xx
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle so glad you had a lovely day with the girls,love your LB blocks,well done.xx
ReplyDeleteWell you got something done at least. Sounds like a fun day anyway and those flowers are stunning. xx
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous flowers! Well done on tackling a UFO - but yes, a full sized quilt is a lot of blocks.
ReplyDeleteLove your Lucy blocks. Those flowers are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers seem especially good this year - we have quite a few near us too. I hope Lucy escapes the tin a bit over the coming months.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely day...great to see you get back into your Lucy blocks x
ReplyDeleteLove the Penda blooms. Love the Lucy Boston. Someday . . . . Love the orange peels. Someday . . .
ReplyDeleteLucy is looking great! I sure know what you mean about getting sidetracked. While searching for things for my trip I discovered an embarrassing number of unfinished projects. Love the flowers - so pretty!!
ReplyDeletelovely...and thanks for sharing the photos of the tree....so different what grows in different places and I always love to see it...Mama Bear
ReplyDeleteOh what gorgeous blocks! I love your work.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks! I have never seen a penda bloom, they are a pretty shade of yellow.
ReplyDeleteyour LB blocks do look gorgeous together.... so much variation. I saw chooky's this wkend too. those blooms are so striking... love it. glad you had a fun sewing day - were you at the naughty table?
ReplyDeleteHugz
I'm loving your LB blocks Michelle,
ReplyDeleteYour Lucy blocks are really coming along nicely....I was only looking at those treees today myself, they are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe blocks are lovely no matter how long it takes. That old story again of too many projects and not enough time!!
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI love your Lucy Boston blocks, I have always wanted to make one.
The Golden Penda is beautiful, so bright , we don't have them in Melbourne.
Hugs R.
Oooo I love your Lucy progress. I used to match all the threads for EPP but then an avid EPP stoitcher told me about the Aurifil 50 cotton. It is much finer and you only need a couple of colours as they tend to blend quite well. Just a hint that I learned after many years.
ReplyDeleteLove your Lucy quilt, but I understand how you feel, I am exactly the same. The blooms are lovely. Guida
ReplyDeleteI just love Lucy Boston blocks ....Lynda's Orange Peels do look tempting ....
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty native...
Maybe the progress is slow, but the blocks are looking very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYour Lucy quilt looks wonderful, well done for getting her out of the tin for a while. Hee hee I hope Chookyblue recovered from the shock!! The orange peel blocks look wonderful too. That is an amazing bush I haven't seen it before.
ReplyDeleteYour Lucy Boston blocks are so beautiful, hopefully working on them again will encourage you to keep going with them.
ReplyDeletelucky I was stopped and sitting down when I read this post..........or should I say the text that Susan sent and then it really here in even more proof in the blog.........go girl..........it looks great.......great to spend time with the girls too.........
ReplyDeleteSo love Lucy Boston blocks and yours are gorgoeus!
ReplyDeleteSo glad they came out to play on Sunday...hopefully they will stay out for a bit?
Michelle your block are coming along . They look great.
ReplyDeleteOh I love Lucy Boston. I might have to look into it for a future project. Yours looks so lovely. I love the Penda tree. They are so gorgeous at the moment. X Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteyour Lucy is looking gorgeous! mine is only 9 blocks, I couldn't face doing a bed sized quilt with it plus didn't have enough of the fabric range I was using. Mine will eventually be either a wall hanging or a large table topper (can't decide which yet!)
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