Cozy Afternoons - great progress.

Maybe I should always fix my blunders on Sunday after church.  I didn't want to put this troubled block away on a shelf.  If  I was to fix it, it had to be now while the process is fresh.  So here is the troubled block.................

I got out the seam ripper and removed the border strips and triangles.  I cut 4 new triangles to insert between these outer strips and the center block.  Sewed them on, decided it looked awful because I picked one of the darkest rasberry shade,  proceeded to remove those triangles  and made 4 new ones in the light pink.  Today I was determined!  

Now will those outer border strips and black triangles still fit ?...............  2 fit, 2 did not.  I added pieces onto the ends of one of the "did nots" and re-trimmed it.  For the 2nd "did not",  I removed the black triangle, made a new stripset, then put it back together.

So glad to have this block,  finished and correct!

Cozy Afternoon Blk 5

I cleaned off the design wall so I could see them all  together.  This photo inspires me to plan some more redwork in the setting triangles to frame it - and some more borders.  It will be a "plan as you go" kind of project.  Sometimes those are the most fun and work out the best for me.  Isn't this awesome...

Cozy Afternoon blocks designed by Jacquelynne Steves

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Cozy Afternoons

I spent this afternoon catching up on the Cozy Afternoon BOM.  I had blocks 4 & 5 to finish.  The center embroideries were ready....today was the piecing.  I goofed up more than a few times today.  Was I not supposed to sew on Saturday?

Block 4 doesn't look too bad, tho I did goof on the arrangement of the triangles around the center.  I can live with it.  It almost looks like the shadow of an angle in the background.

Cozy Block 4

and here is Block 5.  Do you see a problem here?  LOL  It is totally missing 4 light triangles that were to go around the center square before adding the borders on the corners. and it was trimmed off square.  I wonder if the corner units will fit after I insert those missing triangles?  

Cozy Block 5

I haven'd decided how I will turn this into a quilt.  Shall I add more blocks, more piecing with alternating blocks, more embroidery ????  So many choices and I will have to sleep on it.  I hope to create a great setting for these blocks.

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Cozy Afternoon QAL Block 3

I must be aiming for a red rasberry monochromatic quilt with this project.  Here is block 3 and I must say the embroidery gets done far too quickly.  Thankfully I have other handwork waiting for attention.

If you want to join in on this quilt along, just click on the button on my left sidebar.  It will take you to the sign-up page.  Jacquelynne is offering this pattern to appeal to all tastes, applique, piecing and embroidery.  There is also a pinterest page where everyone can show off their blocks.
https://www.pinterest.com/jacquelynnes/cozy-afternoon-free-bom/

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Cozy Afternoon QAL - Block 1 & 2

I enjoy hand stitching in the evenings.  I am following along with Jacquelynne Steves new quilt-along, "Cozy Afternoon".  It is not too late to sign up. Just click on the project icon in the left sidebar.

Here are my blocks 1 and 2.  I decided to go monochromatic, it is an unusual tone of fabric, I'd call it rasberry red.  I will probably alter the layout slightly, I might add more embroidered blocks or finish off the 5 blocks in a different way, I haven't decided on a finished size yet.

I'm linking up with Kelly at My Quilt Infatuation where you can see what other creative quilters are working on.

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