I’ve cracked on with the third block for my Secret Garden quilt, I became a bit more enthused when I realised there are only six blocks in this quilt, not the nine I was anticipating, so I’m half way through now! I can realistically hope to finish it this week!
These definitely look better when view from a far, rather than close up on a photo!
I found this one a little more tricky, I think mainly due to there being quite a lot of little fiddly bits like most of the left hand side!! The frothy purple flowers lower down are meant to be salvias, I think the pink frothy ones are achillea, the dark purple ones above are buddleia which will extend into the panel above.
These blocks aren’t lying quite as flat as I would like, despite regular pressing, they have a stabiliser behind to help support the fabric with the idea that as much as possible will be cut away before quilting, but these are that densely stitched there’s not going to be much trimmed.
Goldcrests are one of the smallest birds here in the UK, I think the only one smaller is it’s cousin the firecrest. I only found out recently that they are around here after I saw one in the garden, I think they’re so tiny they’re easy to miss, especially if they are darting through a tree.
If you fancy having a go at one of these lovely designs, just follow the link to Raggedy Ruff Designs, there’s a wide range, big and small projects, easy or more challenging like this one.
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It’s just beautiful! Hugs,
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This is gorgeous.
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It’s lovely, even close up
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This is so gorgeous. Your work is always wonderful
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The panel is so detailed it is gorgeous. How lovely you get the birds in your garden too
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I’ve only seen the goldcrest once unfortunately, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled now I know they are around.
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Lovely work Margaret.
We get lots of goldcrests in our garden – they come for the black niger seeds. Give them a try and you’ll maybe get little flocks coming once word gets round,
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Thanks Lyn, I’ve twice tried niger seeds, thinking the goldfinches would like them, they’ve always been totally ignored in favour of sunflower hearts and the niger seeds have gone rotten, I even tried putting them loose on the bird table, had to throw them out in the end!!
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How strange. Maybe West Country goldfinches have different tastes.
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It must certainly be tricky to get all those pieces stitched down, but with such a beautiful result
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