I looked at the stats from my blog and I am up to 340 views from all over the world (USA, Russia, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, and Italy)! I find this truly amazing! Keep reading all! :)
So moving right along... Today's block is call Nosegay. Nosegay is a old fashioned sort of term. It refers to a small bouquet of flowers, such as brides and bridesmaids hold in a wedding. In years past, nosegays were usually given as gifts and either worn in the hair or at the waist. A good movie (one of my favorites), Wives and Daughters (a 1830s period piece from the BBC), have several scenes where nosegay's are featured prominently. If you like any of the movie adaptions of Jane Austin's novel, you'll like this one.
This block would make a great scape quilt and make a dent on all those 2 1/2 inch squares you've been saving. The only thing I did differently with this block is that I did not use the paper piecing method as suggested.. I found that a 4.5 x 8.5 rectangle of the side works just the same and saves the trouble of having to print out so many pieces. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner then cut one quarter inch away from the line. The marked line is your sew line. IF you do it this way, a word of advice: lay out your pieces before sewing them together. I might look a little funny but is will come out just right.
I chose dark hunter green and a variety of blue fabrics for this block. I rather like the look of this block, and perhaps might be a future project. That's the thing with making so many blocks, every block could be a potential project or quilt.
| Click here for the patter link. |
No comments:
Post a Comment