Saturday, August 30, 2014

It's All in the Details

Hello Everyone,
 
I'm not missing in action......I've just been busy creating.  The center section of Emilie Elizabeth is now ready for the final stitching.
 


I auditioned many fabrics, and here's the winning combination of colors for the flower.  All of the fussy cutting is definitely worth the extra effort.  There wasn't a green in this fabric line, so I went with the gold for the leaves and the stems for an interesting look.

 
This has a nice old fashioned look to me.....reminiscent of days gone by.....back when my Grandmother Emilie Elizabeth, was growing up.  She loved purple before the saying, "When I get old, I shall wear purple" became popular.  I guess that makes her ahead of her time.  I remember her wearing a purple hat when she got on the train to ride across country from California to visit her sister in New York.  Back in the day, hats and gloves were quite popular when riding the California Zephyr. Gone are those days of style and refinement.

All of the setting triangles are sewn together along with all of the other components of this quilt.   I haven't worked on an applique project in months.  It feels good to take needle in hand and sit and stitch. 


Family is arriving for the Labor Day weekend, summer's last hurrah.  My goal was to have the quilt to this point before their arrival, because I know I won't touch this while grandkids are in the house.  We have more important things to do, like look for bugs under rocks, play ping pong, go to the lake, and hike in the woods.  Not to mention have the little kids help me in the kitchen.  Pancakes always taste best when fixed by a 6-year-old!

Soon,
Lynn

10 comments:

  1. It's wonderful - enjoy that family time!

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  2. Oh my goodness, Lynn! This is really coming together so beautifully - I love your fussy cutting. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!!

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  3. It is just beautiful! The fussy cutting really adds something special to the applique! I hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. Have a great holiday weekend! Very creative using gold for the leaves. I learned when cross stitching that a bird can be as big as a house and its all good. It looks beautiful so far!

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  5. Beautiful as always! Enjoy your fun, family weekend!

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  6. The gold stems and leaves look great, and you know I' m all about the fussy cutting! Looking forward to comparing both versions side by side when this one is set together!

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  7. Your choice of fabrics for the flower give it a lot of interest. Nice to study it and see the different ones you selected.

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  8. No one deserves some family time more, Lynn! Have a great weekend. Emilie Elizabeth is going to be the Belle of the Ball!
    Cheers!

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  9. This is just beautiful, Lynn! I love what you did with the flowers and I like your choice of fabric for the vase. Grandma would love this version as much as your first one! Enjoy the rest of your weekend with the kids and grandkids!

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  10. Wow! You & Gail are an a-may-ZING! team! Your productivity makes my head spin! I can completely identify with the technology tribulations! We have assistance from our daughter...however, she should still write up a cheat sheet for us, because we constantly forget which buttons we need to push on which devices to have success! I'm thinking about putting a bouquet of lavender on the TV equipment to calm the crankies!

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