December: The Month of Applique

December 31, 2011 Leila

I am still chugging away at Block 21 - aka Killer Applique. I am half way done and on track to finish by next Friday when we will start Curves in the Skill Builder Sampler. I feel much more confident teaching curves then applique. Yea! to a New Year and new Skill Builder topic. :)

I have also been working on these blocks this month for the 4x5 Modern Bee.

I decided because I was going to spend a lot of time on the plane flying to Abu Dhabi that I would do a handwork heavy block.

Even with over 48 hours of total travel time, I still had tons to do when I got back.

Thankfully they take much less thought and skill than the "Killer Block".

The sides of the hexagons are 3/4 inch. I English paper pieced the hexagons together and then appliqued them onto the background.

I used a lot of 5 inch charm squares that I had gotten in swaps this year in each 12.5 inch block.

I have found that having a well stocked supply of multicolored "scraps" very handy in swaps.

And here they are all together.

Enjoy! Have a safe and Happy New Year!