This morning I decided to go ahead and make my block for this month’s Aurifil August 2014 Designer of the month block – this month the designer is Michele Foster from Quilting Gallery.
Normally I am scrambling the last day of the month to get it done. I’m to the point that I decide what fabrics to use by what is left of my batik bundle. Here you see all the blocks so far. I didn’t put them in any special order but I can see that I will want to space the larger pieced blocks intermittently with the smaller pieced ones.
Now that I have made the block and this post I can get back to this project I started yesterday…..now that I’m looking at it I think I should have used a different color to outline the reds.
I still had the photo open in Photoshop so I drew some yellow lines to see if that helped. I think it does so I might have to go over the stitching….no way will I un-stitch it!
Here are the beautiful fabrics from Island Batik called Seasons Greetings. Now I’m going to fix the poinsettia and then free motion quilt this piece.
Have I mentioned lately how much I love being a Island Batik ambassador……just got word that a box of the new fall fabrics is coming my way!!
I haven’t forgotten my Tinker Tote, I’ll be finishing that soon!
Hannele
Your batik blocks are really beautiful and harmonic!
Mary
Love the Batik blocks, great colors!!!
Sara
Such pretty batiks in that collection. I just love sewing with them because they handle so nicely and the colors are so wonderful.
Vroomans' Quilts
I love that button block. Very pretty Christmas fabrics there.
Siouxzq64@gmail.com
I haven't had time to do my Aurifil block yet this month. I like the yellow too!
Createology
Beautiful Island Batiks and your talented sewing are a match made in heaven. Lovely blocks. Season's Greetings is such a pretty and classic Christmas colorway. Your Poinsettia is Perfect!
teachpany
I love the batiks in the Aurifil blocks! The button almost looks like vintage mother-of-pearl! Great job. I may need to do mine in another colorway, using Island Batiks, too.
Pat
Yes, the yellow definitely helps. Pretty stuff!