Painting the prayer garden blocks

I finally got around to painting the prayer garden blocks with my new COPIC markers- I also ordered the blender pen but haven’t used it THAT much on the blocks.

Here’s some of the blocks “painted”

The hummingbird block before and after

A block with a rack of hanging hat and flowers

I started assembling today and I KNEW I would run into “snags” with it, the directions say to trim 1/4” but to sew just inside the stitched line, so I trimmed a smidge inside it and they are off!! once assembled!

This one especially! since there’s so many pieces

I decided to CENTER the smaller side so the seam that’s supposed to match is deliberately off, it doesn’t look TOO bad, but still

I’ll keep going and see how it looks at the end.

Tomorrow I’m going to Pine tree guild meeting and I just got the pattern for the BOM by email around new years I think it’s all appliqued and then with felt/wool, kind of tricky….

I didn’t have any small black buttons for the eyes so I omitted them and the background fabric was supposed to be a blue with stars- didn’t have that so I chose a dark blue batik instead and the yellow star fabric DOES have stars on it… then I found a few snowflake buttons and will bring those too.

How about this resolution??

I actually have SO much fabric, I really want to cut back, unless I see something GREAT from Tonya’s ozark fabric group or from connecting threads, I’ll hold off on impulse fabric buying- (I can just see my husband quoting this back to me the next time he sees a fabric charge on the credit card! LOL)

Here’s my 2014 list update 

#1 (2012) giraffe wall hanging

#2 (2012) fall leaf blocks swap- ready to quilt

#3 (2012) bubble gum quilt kit won at quilt show

#4 (2012) hexies- 43 flowers

#5 (2013)- roman holiday kit

#6 (Jan 2013) Ahhhh’s Need to quilt

#7 (April 2013) – blue/ yellow kaleidoscope blocks, have a few done.

#8 (Sept 2013) farm animal panel – embroidery panel just done

#9 (Oct 2013) Scrappy Chain quilt QAL – blocks done

#10 (Oct 2013) 12 days of Christmas embroidery

#11(Dec 2013) Hexie Go! baby boy quilt- DONE!

#12 (Dec 2013)Valentine’s GO project-  DONE!

#13 (Dec 2013)prayer garden- assembling blocks

#14 (Nov 2013) Celtic solstice – TOP DONE! backing scrap fabrics picked out

#15 (July 2013) persian star FPP block swap – missing borders

#16 (Jan 2014) – Blue girl Dress DONE!