Hello, and welcome to my blog post for the Where the Flowers Bloom Blog Hop. Thank
you, Carla, for allowing me to be one of the stops on this fun hop. I love
flowers and I found a perfect project. Here is the schedule for this week:
Where Flowers Bloom Blog Hop Schedule
Monday, June 11th
MooseStash Quilting
In The Boon Docks
Seams To Be Sew
Lily Patch Quilts
Days Filled With Joy
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Seacoast Quilter (Me!)
MooseStash Quilting
In The Boon Docks
Seams To Be Sew
Lily Patch Quilts
Days Filled With Joy
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Seacoast Quilter (Me!)
Tuesday, June 12th
Life in the Scrapatch
Words & Stitches
Kwilty Pleasures
Patchwork Breeze
AllThingzSewn
VroomansQuilts
Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Why Knot Kwilt
Life in the Scrapatch
Words & Stitches
Kwilty Pleasures
Patchwork Breeze
AllThingzSewn
VroomansQuilts
Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Why Knot Kwilt
Wednesday, June 13th
Just Let Me Quilt
Hazel’s Daughter
Nettie Sews and Lucky Quilts
ShirleyC
Cynthia's Creating Ark
Songbird Designs
Creativeblonde
Patchouli Moon Studio
Just Let Me Quilt
Hazel’s Daughter
Nettie Sews and Lucky Quilts
ShirleyC
Cynthia's Creating Ark
Songbird Designs
Creativeblonde
Patchouli Moon Studio
Thursday, June 14th
Sew Incredibly Crazy
selina quilts
PamelaQuilts
Ms P Designs USA
sunshinequilting
Melva Love Scraps
Quilty Pleasures
Sew Incredibly Crazy
selina quilts
PamelaQuilts
Ms P Designs USA
sunshinequilting
Melva Love Scraps
Quilty Pleasures
Friday, June 15th
Den syende himmel
QuiltFabrication
Blessings From Our Nest
DesertSky Quilting
Just Because Quilts
Quarter Inch Crafter
Creatin' in the Sticks
Den syende himmel
QuiltFabrication
Blessings From Our Nest
DesertSky Quilting
Just Because Quilts
Quarter Inch Crafter
Creatin' in the Sticks
Unfortunately, I ended up in the hospital for 10 days in the
middle of May. I was very restricted when I came home, and I was unable to
finish my project. I’m sorry but it was completely out of my control. No one
plans emergency surgery on a Saturday night!
I do a lot of embroidered quilt blocks, so when the theme of
the hop was announced I went right to one of my favorite websites, Sweet Pea Machine Embroidery Designs. They are
based in Australia and they do fun quilts and in the hoop projects like bags,
toys, etc. If you are a machine embroidery fan, do check them out.
These are called Abstract
Flowers. They look like a hold over from my teen years in the 70s. I keep
solids like black white, indigo and several shades of grey Kona cotton on hand.
I wash and iron with starch all my fabric before I use it. So I had black and
white all prepared. I started with the black blocks and made one of each design
and started another round, but discovered I was out of black prepared fabric.
So I jumped over to white and started there. You can see I didn’t get very far.
I had complete forgotten my date for the hop and was reminded by an email from
Carla (thankfully!).
I am sewing 5”
x 5” blocks. I will continue to work on this over the next couple weeks as I
have time. I am also in the process of moving from New Hampshire to Connecticut
but these are perfect blocks to sew at the end of the day when I can‘t sort
any more stuff.
Please come visit me again and watch for the finish of this
project. I am really enjoying making the blocks. My move will intrude on my
sewing for a bit but I’ll be moved by the end of July. I’ve already closed on
the new house and have a buyer for mine. On to a new chapter in a new place, near where my family lives.
Thanks,
Mary
Wow, these blocks are incredible, fabulous job. Good luck with the move and get well soon 🤗 💕
ReplyDeleteHope you get well soon. So happy to see your beautiful blocks.
ReplyDeleteWonderful flowers! Get well soon and a easy and fast move!
ReplyDeleteWow those flowers are really gorgeous and I love the idea of using embroidery to make blocks! I hope you’re feeling better and good luck with your move.
ReplyDeleteYour project is gorgeous. I'm sorry you weren't able to finish it. Wishing you the best for your recovery.
ReplyDeleteMary, these flowers are so gorgeous. I'm sorry you had to have surgery and wish you a fast recovery. You are so sweet to keep at these flowers and post in Where Flowers Bloom despite the crazy in your life. I'm so glad you were able to show your work. It makes me smile!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful embroidered flowers ! May your healing and your move go well. Looking forward to seeing more as you are able to stitch ... :) pat
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you were ill. You blocks look great so far. And I agree, they look like something from the 70's. Prayers that you are back on your feet and 100% fast.
ReplyDeleteThese blocks are so unique and pretty! I started following your blog so I will look forward to the finished project. So lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting project. Look forward to seeing the finish.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are doing better after your surgery and hospital stay. You have a great start on your project. Really cute flowers. I am going to check out Sweat Pea.
ReplyDeleteThose blocks are beautiful! I hope your move goes smoothly and your recovery from surgery is quick.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Makes me want to pull out my embroidery machine. Have a stress free move...if there is such a thing. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove your blocks! They're gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I can see where they would take some time
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks! Can't wait to see the finished product. Thank you for the link to Sweet Pea. I am always looking for new embroidery sites.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks! I am so sorry you wound up in the hospital. We downsized last year, and it was quite the ordeal. It is good news that things are progressing and you are moving forward on all fronts!
ReplyDeleteYou did great hun heal and sew later.... Got to love an embroidery machine hole other hobby...
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see it done.... happyness04431@yahoo.com
Sweet Pea is one of my favorite sites for designs. She is very creative, I can't imagine where she gets all her ideas, but she always amazes me. This looks like a great project and I can't wait to see it come together. I hope your doing better since the surgery, and I hope your move goes smoothly. Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteI love those designs! I will check out that shop. I hope you're making a fast recovery.
ReplyDeleteThey are gorgeous! Sorry to hear about surgery, hope your recovering quickly! Moving is so hard, try to take it easy!
ReplyDeleteThose flowers are so pretty! Hope you are doing better now.
ReplyDeleteHoping you continue to improve and the move goes well. Your flowers are gorgeous. This will bee beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou are a busy lady with a move to another state, along with a 10 day hospital stay! I do hope you are healing quickly and that you are able to sneak in some slow stitching as you go. I love machine embroidery too and will have to look up those groovy flowers!
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are awesome and will be part of a beautiful finish. Sorry to hear of your health issues but it sounds like you are on the mend. Good luck with the move and continue on with getting better.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your move - a different environment, definitely! Your flowers are beautiful, and Carla did say to post as much as we had finished!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that you had to make an unplanned trip to the hospital. Your flower blocks are lovely and I plan to come back to see your project when you get the chance to complete it. Best of luck in your move.
ReplyDeleteSew cute! I'm glad you showed us what you had done so far. That will be a beautiful runner! Thanks for sharing--hope you're back to normal soon!
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely Mary! Sorry you haven't been well, hope you are all better soon and look forward to seeing more flowers! xx
ReplyDeleteThey are really cute, Mary. I'm sorry about your trip to the hospital and hope that you are recovering well. You must let us know when your project is completed! I too love those in-the-hoop quilt blocks! Those designs to remind me of the flower power days of the 60s and 70s! LOL Hope you are feeling much, much better soon!
ReplyDeleteHi Mary, I just love those colorful flowers! So pretty, and they remind me of when I was a kid in the '70's.
ReplyDeleteI think you did fine for this hop. You started a project, which is gorgeous by the way, and wrote up a post. I hope you are on the mend.
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