Applique Tuesday

Time to get back to my hobby.  This past week I learned I can be less on the computer. Thank you to all who commented on my previous posts and shared Holy Week with me.  I did do some work as I contemplated the events so long ago and still pertinent today.

I finished my block # 3 (to me) of the Benjamin Biggs Wedding Quilt.

I used one of the other blocks for the bud placement and that's what you see underneath.  This was a rather chunky block and I decided to lace it a bit more and made the center larger. I think I'll use it as my signature block.  I also decided to set it on point. Otherwise the corners came too close to the buds for me.

In the garden, some color is showing. Here are some volunteer Evening Primrose:

Also my Cecil Brunner climber is blooming way. They are such a delicate pink:

And ripe now are our Chandler pummelos - Yummy.

Here is one in comparison to a navel orange and a lemon.  Big, huh?

The pummelo is a forerunner of the grapefruit. But it is sweet and juicy, not tart at all.  It has a thick skin:

The fruit is so tasty that it's well worth the time to get at this luscious pink inside.  The Chinese eat these at New Year for good luck.

Applique Tuesday

This is the Tuesday of Holy Week  which started  with Palm Sunday.  I will not be on the NET much for the next 7 days as we gather each day to commemorate the Passion of our Lord.

Today I spent a bit of time prepping the buds for my Benjamin Briggs block.  Just have to finish one more piece and I'll be ready to fuse the block.

Back to mediating on the Scripture passages before Holy Thursday.

Sunday Slow Stitching

Things are a bit better this week - a more quiet week.  I went ahead and made another center for my Rosette - here are the two:

The new one has the same burnt orange and gold as in row 2. Also the spot of teal.

The old one.
What do you think?  The new one is just laying on top of the rosette right now.

I finished the foundation row and am on to the half double crochet row.  This is going fast. If you'd like to do this easy project, go here.

I'm linking to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching. Meet you there.