I Finished Part 5 of LE!

April Fools!  Don't I wish!!  I did get farther along though.
Those leaves were so small - not as small as the stems  - grin, but close, so I chose to do them another way rather than individually.  As you can see from the photo below - those leaves were down to 3/4" long and 3/8" or less wide.  No way was I going to do them individually.
I decided to do them in pairs as they would sit under the stem. Some have probably done it this way, but it was a lightbulb moment for me - hehe.
Much easier.  What have you been working on?  Please leave me a comment, so I can go to your blog or photostream, and see what goodies you are working on.  I'm linking to Esther's WOW and Connie's Linky Tuesday Party - lots of goodies there, and to Judy's Design Wall since this part is still up there.

Bye for now!

15 comments:

  1. You have made excellent progress - it's looking great!!! Smart thinking too to link those leaves together :*)

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  2. I have not made progress on this quilt in some time congrats to you that you have. I think when I get back to work on it I will be possibly combining a lot of embroider with the applique for the tiny bits and doing leaves like you did I did them that way around the compass also

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  3. Wow - it looks great! I will have to remember your leaf pairing trick the next time I do some applique with stems and leaves, what a good idea.

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  4. It is looking good. I cheated and did broderie perse for that parts. Not nearly so many tiny pieces that way! Good luck.

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  5. Very funny!!! But really you have made great progress. Such a smarty with the leaves paired up like, brilliant.

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  6. Nothing, nada, that's what I'm working on. I started a block today, but the directions on one part are confusing, so I'm waiting until I'm more awake on Thursday! For a minute, I was amazed at your progress to be finished! The leaf idea is a great one!

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  7. I love the red cherries so I added them instead LOL.. Great wee tutorial on how you did the leaves I will try and computer that in to my old brain for another time. Would you mind adding it to Esther's Blog under Love-entwined-1790-marriage-coverlet-bom which is for tutorials related to LE it is at the top of her page it would be a wonderful wee tutorial for us all. Cheers Glenda PS love the colours you are using.

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  8. I'm so proud of you for keeping up with this Qal. It's lovely.

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  9. Your LE is coming along nicely. Yes it is a bit overwhelming at times for me anyway but a stitch at a time and it will get done.
    Bunny

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  10. That's ingenious! I would have stitched the leave individually. Well, now your idea will stay in my mind. Thank you.
    To answer your question, I just finished a tutorial about preparing appliqués with fusible interfacing and I'm now working on a pattern for easter eggs using the butterflies wings I used in the tutorial.
    I like the red fabric you used for the baby quilt you posted a few days ago. It works well, I find, with the grey and the black you also used. It enlivens the grey stars and makes them stand out even though they are of a more subdued color. Beautiful!

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  11. Your LE is lovely. I've got to get going on mine soon!

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  12. Sure wish I'd read your blog before I made all those individual leaves! When I saw your first photo, I thought "Wow, her applique is so nice!" Very smooth curves and crisp edges, you've done a great job.

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  13. Beautiful work and I really like the way you did the leaves!! I'll have to borrow that! Thanks for sharing.
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  14. This is an awesome idea! Thank you. I will do it this way as well. Yours is coming along so nicely. You do wonderful work.

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  15. You really are coming along well with this vase - it looks lovely!

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