Finished Book Blocks

The Summer Book Club QAL may have finished a while back, but I just finished my last two book block minis. Better late than never - and I'm really happy with them. I think that they will look good in my colleagues' cubicles😊

Mon jardin mini

Patricia requested a garden scene on her book cover, something like the Garden and Pond mini that I finished last fall. There wasn't much room for a full garden but I wanted to put at least a couple of different plants.

Mon jardin 

This week, while reading a quilting post, I got sucked into the rabbit hole that is the Internet and ended up at Dover Publications, the company that publishes, among other things, books of images that can be used in art pieces without copyright infringements.

I bought the ebook version of "400 floral motifs for designers, needleworkers, and craftspeople", from their Dover Pictorial Archive Series. This book has some really lovely and uncomplicated images of flowers that are perfect for free motion quilting (FMQ). I used some of their images for the daisies and the forget-me-not on the book cover.

Daisies and Forget-Me-Not

FMQ feathers in the border

I had almost completed Paula's book block (you can read more about it in the post listed in Related links below) but had no idea what to do with the border. I wanted to FMQ something but didn't want it to distract from the book. Finally I settled on FMQ feathers using Kimono Silk thread from Superior Threads. This matching, very fine thread was perfect for the border.

FMQ feathers in the border

Here it is! All finished 😊

Fantastical Book 

What I learned

• It was so much fun FMQ the borders and the flowers in the garden. The hardest part was deciding what design to use.
• As usual, quilting with the silk thread was so lovely.
• I'm so happy that I made the time to work on these. I can't wait to give them to my colleagues.
• This was supposed to be my February One Monthly Goal (OMG) but I forgot to link up! So, unofficially they are my February OMG😊
• Although they are not part of my PHD list, these are two UFOs from last year, so I believe that I finally have two finishes. YEAH!

What's on this week

• My next deadline, March 30, is for submissions to FibreFling, the annual show and sale for Out of the Box (OOTB) Fibre Artists group. We are able to exhibit 4 pieces, that were not shown at other OOTB shows. I have a few pieces that I've done since the last show, but I would like to finish my first Exit Strategy piece. I haven't worked on it since my January 5 post - so it's time! My goal is to work on it this weekend and write a post with an update as my March OMG. 

Related links

• Book block related posts
• Nifty Novelties Blog Hop at Free Motion Mavericks, October 24, 2019
• Fantastical book block on Free Motion Mavericks, October 10, 2019
• Book covers with Free Motion Mavericks, September 25, 2019
• Garden and Pond finished for Free Motion Mavericks, September 11, 2019
• "400 floral motifs for designers, needleworkers, and craftspeople", by: Briggs & Co., Carol Belanger Grafton from Dover Publications
• Summer Book Club QAL on Instagram with Quilt with Kate (quiltwithkate.com)
• Tall Tales pattern

Linking parties
I'm going to be linking this post to the PHD March linkup, UFO Busting as well as Free Motion Mavericks - it's Muv's turn to host this week. Check it out! Needle & Thread Thursday, Put your foot down, Midweek Makers, Colour and Inspiration Tuesday, Off the Wall Friday, Friday Foto Fun, Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?, Beauty Pageant, TGIFF, 15 Minutes to Stitch in 2020, Monday Making, Design Wall Monday, Peacock Party,

Project details




Mon jardin
7" x 8"
Techniques: FMQ, foundation paper piecing
Material: cotton, silk thread

Fantastical Book
7 ¼" x 8 ¼"
Techniques: FMQ, foundation paper piecing
Material: cotton, silk thread