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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Civil War Bride Quilt - block 7 and buttons

Here is the latest block I stitched for the Civil War Bride quilt.
In the past I struggled doing needleturn applique on the feet of the birds, so this time I took the easy way out and used buttonhole stitch around each toe. For the circles on the body of the bird I did the same as the fabric was fraying too much...




I received my order of  buttons and can't wait to use them on a project.
They are clay buttons made in South Africa by ladies from the local community  who have been trained in the art of button making.






8 comments:

  1. Love the civil war block! And what a huge selection of buttons. Can't wait to see what you do with them!

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  2. El bloque esta hermoso!!!
    Los botones...very nice!!!

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  3. Olá Celia,
    este bloco está maravilhoso e os botões são muito lindos. Depois, quero ver o projeto em que vai usá-los.

    Beijos

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  4. Your CW Brides block is stunning, and I can't believe all those beautiful buttons, what a wonderful collection to have.

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  5. Oh how beautiful your civil war bride quilt will be. I just bought that pattern at the show in Melbourne in April. But I'm afraid to even start it! And those buttons! How cool are those!

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  6. Such amazing buttons! Your CW blocks are really coming along well - good idea to buttonhole stitch the tricky bits....those feet must be a nightmare!! Lynne Mills

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  7. Your block is so lovely, and the buttons, wow!

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