I finally decided on the design for the corner blocks on the crazy quilt, and have even finished two of them! All four will be 6" finished fan blocks. Each will have a name of one of my children and their birth year, and the 4th has my husband and my name and the year we were married. Each of these blocks will also have a religious symbol and none of the blocks will have a fabric that is on one of the others. Enough rules? Oh, there also has to be some chartreuse to match the other blocks.
Here are the first two:
I really didn't mean for this block to seem quite so pink, even though green and pink are my favorite colors, but it sure came out that way. The 90 and heart are done with a chain stitch. I made the doves with my embroidery machine and appliqued them on.
Each wedding ring is stem stitched with three rows. Then I wrapped each with 18K gold thread. It has a pretty sheen in person that I just couldn't capture in a photograph.
Our oldest daughter loves purple and turquoise, so the background is turquoise and the 91 is purple. To keep some of the quilt's signature green in it, I dyed the lace and also used a green velvet for the fan handle.
She chose the "Jesus star" for her motif. I finished it with needle punch and really like how it turned out.
Block #3 is together, but I haven't started embroidering yet. So much to do, so little time! I really am determined to have the whole thing finished by Christmas at the latest.
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