It has been a busy fall at work after a similarly busy summer in the garden. Getting to my sewing machine has proven to be challenging. Having the time to get caught up on my missing months blocks this weekend was so enjoyable.
With three previous blocks to complete - August, September, and November - and being a blogger for the December block and final quilt (cannot wait to share those with everyone), I dove right in to those beautiful batiks tackling August first.
The original August block called for light and dark pink. I substituted a the light pink for a blended batik that had light pinks swirled about in its design. My favorite part of this particular block is knowing Jen's love of flamingos and that the solid pink portion of my block stands out like flamingo heads walking about in their flocks. Brilliant!
Up next was the beautiful cinnamon colors for September. Like the August block, this was easy to assemble. The dark reddish-brown contrasting with the light in this block in such a wonderful way that I am eager to see the multitude of colors in the full quilt come together.
Last was tackling the current November block. Working with colors is much easier for me than working with neutrals. November's block is light and dark buff based on the buff-breasted sandpiper, which are neutrals through and through. Finding the fabric for this block was a struggle as I needed to make sure the colors stayed buff without going brown, yet you could have enough contrast to tell light from dark. I looked up pictures of the sandpiper to take shopping on my search for suitable fabrics. My dark fabric appears brown from a distance, but when you get up close, the darker shade of buff can be seen mixed with a light shade of brown.
