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This is the third Violets block from the Quilter’s Garden, QBOM.
The craftsmanship is much more fine, but after I finished stitching it — I realized that I made a large mistake. (Anybody who knows me, knows what a nightmare of stress that I’ve been under this week. If this is the greatest mistake that I make, I’m doing swimmingly.)
The medium green fish-scale print leaves should overlap the dark green cross-hatch print leaves; not just butting up against them. I have not yet trimmed the background fabric from behind the applique patches. I still could “un-stitch” the leaves and restitch them where they should be.
Opinions?
Myself, I just can’t make a decision right now. Sometimes, I am of the “Cowboy Philosophy“, and other times I am a unrepentant Perfectionist.
Right now, however, I am so overwhelmed with everything that’s been happening — I just can’t make up my mind.
Examples of how the block should be:
Violets I – In Progress
Violets II – In Progress
[...] the applique stitches are rather large, in comparison to later blocks from the same pattern. (Violets III – In Progress) There is a story for why this block is not finished yet — why the leaves are appliqued and [...]