Miss Emilie's garden in growing and growing...

I have been stabbing at a few more of the blocks for "Miss Emilie's Garden" by Lori Smith.  I can now add seven more to the pile of finished blocks!  Woo hoo!

I trimmed all twenty-three of the finished blocks down to 5-3/4 inches square after soaking these recent seven blocks in water to remove the glue (these tiny suckers finish at 5-1/4 inches square!). I usually wait until all the blocks are finished to do the trimming, but I just couldn't wait!  To heck with delayed gratification...

I only have two more blocks to hand applique.  Then I can start on the hand appliqued swag borders and cutting out the other borders and sashing.

I am liking the looks of the blocks now...at first I wondered if I had made a mistake in picking reproduction prints in such muted tones.

But now I like them...especially when I think of the brighter red repro fabric I picked for the sashing, etc.  That should add some zing.

I liked stitching the following eagle block...I can tell I've been stitching in the dark with my 'Beam n' Read' light...I see a stray thread or two...oops...

I love making these blocks so scrappy...the fabric variety makes the blocks more fun to fondle and oogle while I stitch (and I don't have to make fabric decisions...it's ALL good...).  I just love these repro fabrics.  I need to do a larger project with them so I can see more of them! The fabulous fabrics are a little lost on a tiny berry that is barely big enough to reveal the color...

Oops...I should have picked a lighter center for the posie below...

I did not think I would like the following block, but it was fun...it makes me want to do more of these "cut-out-paper-doll" style album blocks...hmmm...

This block with "princess feathers" was my favorite...my eye was drawn to it in Lori's booth at the AQS Lancaster show last year and I just had to buy the pattern...

So sweet!  It makes me want to do a little quilt with just 4 or 9 of this block alone!  The larger feather shape gives me a bigger hit of favorite fabrics...I am such a fabric addict!

I think my mojo is returning...I have been drawing again.  And doing more house work (yikes!  it is amazing what happens when you just don't care for a while!).  I have given in to the pharmaceutical help offered by my doctor for the depression I have been in since my parents' fatal accident.  I hope that every day will be better than the one before...

Thank you for you continued thoughts and prayers.  We all have difficult things to deal with from time to time, and your shared experience, strength and hope has been so helpful.

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)