APPLIQUE PAINTBOX-I LOVE APPLIQUE

LIFE IN THE TIME OF CORONA

DAY 4

The June block -Jacaranda tree with squirrels-is complete.  All applique, embroidery, and ribbon work completed. 

 

I have 3 blocks completed, 5 blocks mid-stage, and 4 blocks which are my problem children. All the mid-stage blocks have been appliqued and most have been embroidered.  My problem children have needs ranging from new background,  to fabric for trees is wrong, to fabric choices need improving.  I love this aspect of the work.

Here is the pattern for the quilt.  The pattern is about 20 years old.  Backgrounds on these blocks are"old-fashioned" batiks which be lovely color blends which are almost impossible to find now that manufacturers go for patterned batiks.

The 4 corners of each block is crazy quilting which I have never done but looks intriguing.  Here is another version of the quilt by Lori Hockett:

I like the overall coloring of this one better.  It appears more blended without the sharp edges formed by the crazy quilting in the original.  I am not there yet tho-plenty of time to sort that. 

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Corona impacted me yesterday for the first time.  Sheltering in place is no problem for my husband and I as we are natural introverts who do best entertaining ourselves.  For us, it would be torture to have to socialize all day so I can sympathize with those having trouble staying home.  We are flip sides of the same coin. 

The impact was a minor problem with my bank acct at Bank of America and wanted to resolve it.  Even tho we belong to a special group of acct holders and I am sure I received the best treatment possible, I had to go thru a long list of prompts for 5 minutes after which I was placed on hold for what I was told would be fifteen minutes.  After 20 minutes the line disconnected.  It is a minor problem and I will try again.  It causes me anxiety as it seems like a beginning of a breakdown in society wherein it will be hard to solve problems without major effort. Early days, tho.

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You will notice I changed the name of my journal.  I like this better.

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YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN

A moment of reflection, humor, or beauty in these trying times 

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Happy Creating!

I am linking up with:

Slow Stitching Sunday, Bambi's Blog, Making Monday,  Em's Scrapbag, Esther's Wow, 
Midweek Makers, Whoop Whoop, Finish or Not!, and Off the Wall Friday.