I am loving applique...

Here is my latest block for my Baltimore Album quilt. It took me an hour just to do this little bit of rucheing and tack down a little bit of one flower. I have 3 other ruched flowers to make!! The fabric I chose for the vase looks perfect to me - it has the vintage look of Prussian blue that can't be duplicated accurately these days (now that the carcinogenic dyeing practises have been outlawed).

I really like the teal leaves. I bought an applique pattern at the Show, (show you later,) and I plan to sew all the leaves in shades of reproduction teal.

So, as I am in applique mood I photographed applique quilts made by a group of ladies. They all have similar features, but all are unique.

I hope you are feeling inspired...

Isn't it amazing how different they look with the makers' chosen colour schemes?

The black is striking, but it's not a plan of mine to use black backgrounds.

Vintage, but pretty, is this my favourite colour scheme??

The backgrounds make this quilt look modern and funky.