Wild Rose & Lilac This is a block from Part 4 of my free 2012 Mystery BOM Forget Me Not turn edge applique petals for the wild roses raw edge applique lilacs turn edge leaves some pencil detailing on the petals Like the previous blocks, I will be embellishing these blocks with decorative stitches at the end, when I plan my quilting. With the lilacs in this block, I am looking for tiny beads to stitch in amongst the applique so that the lilacs 'shimmer' in their cluster. How much or how little extra embellishment will vary block by block. You can keep it simple or really enjoy embellishing all the areas of small and fine detail. Fabric selection next to my sketch and alongside my background fabric Lilacs in deep to light hues of blue pink. Make sure that you check which side is fusible, to avoid sticking your little lilacs to your iron, this is too easy to do! I use fusible release paper when raw edge applique cutting out. It's great because you can re-use this paper 5 times before discarding. I use Wonder Under brand. This is the lilac 'shadow', it's raw edge and again, so simple. Creating the lilac backrground means that I don't have to cut so many little lilac shapes out. I was also toying with the idea of embroidering the lilacs on top of the 'shadow' fabric and if you have an embroidery machine, this is definitely an option for you. (I tried on my domestic and it didn't look effective). So I went ahead with my lilac applique. These are my leaves waiting to be cut out How is your Forget Me Not Block looking? This is a block from Part 4 of my free 2012 Mystery BOM Forget Me Not You can download this month's block via my website or my Yahoo Bom Group
