progress so far....

Summer Snowballs are coming together!

I sewed all the blocks together and was happy that there very few corners not REALLY together. I'm always trying to improve in THAT department!
Here is my black border.
I used black scraps, 10" wide, in no particular order.
I only tried to keep from putting the same kind of blacks together.
This is a nice background for some SIMPLE applique.

Here I am thinking about colors.


Here I am thinking about WHAT to applique.
I used 2 1/2" bias strips, basted in thirds for the vine.

Here is my super complicated (ha!) pattern.

I traced LOTS of leaves. (about 40)

I cut lots of leaves.

I ironed lots of leaves onto my leftover scraps from snowballs.

Here I am experimenting with a new applique method.

and I'm not sure I'll do it right.

First I'm going to put glue on edges.

I saw it demonstrated and am worried I don't remember the details.

I've done applique before.....

needle turn,

iron-on,

and raw edge.

but not this.

Next, I folded the edges over.

Then....ironed the leaf, front and back.

o.k. friends.

Here it is - in process.

I need to do some investigations...

How do I get the freezer paper off the leaf and when?

I have some ideas, but I haven't tried them yet.

I'll let you know how it goes.

I love doing detective work...

too many Nancy Drew books in my childhood!