Progress on Multiple Projects

I am currently working on several items.

First, the Splendid Sampler. I made three more blocks.

Next I'm working on a store sample, big surprise. This one is called Daily Grind.

I only have the center together at the moment. It needs a few borders to complete the top. I hope to make some more progress on it soon.

Splendid Sampler Progress

Over the last couple of weeks I have found time to make several more Splendid Sampler blocks.

Here they are, in no particular order:

This one should have embroidery that says, "Measure Twice, Cut Once ..." I haven't figured out how to trace the words onto the dark background I chose

This one took a while to make. It is paper pieced. It was a fun challenge!

I put my shop logo on this one instead of the embroidery. I can't take credit for the idea. I saw someone else had done this in the Splendid Sampler Facebook group.

Here are all sixteen of the blocks I've completed thus far.

These are really fun to make. Most of them are not time consuming to make. There are exceptions to that rule though, as noted above. I'm not committing to make all 100 of the blocks. I'll only make as many as I can and as many as I want.

New Applique Thread

Some time ago on the Aurifil Facebook page there was a post inviting Aurifil dealers to try out their new 80 weight cotton thread. I jumped on that opportunity and a few weeks later received this lovely sampler pack in the mail.

The thread comes on adorable wooden spools! I was thrilled with the colors I was sent. I don't know what the other sampler packs look like (or if they are all the same) but these colors are just perfect for me.

One of the recent Splendid Sampler blocks was a Dresden Plate block. I decided that this was the perfect small project for trying out my new threads.

I was not disappointed. These threads performed beautifully. It is so thin that it seems to just melt into the fabric and mostly disappear.

For comparison I pulled out a spool of 50 weight Aurifil. It is the darker blue one. I have been using my 50 weight Aurifil for hand applique with no complaints, but this 80 weight is thinner and seemed just as strong.

It is easy to feel the difference in the thickness. I'm not sure that my photography skills are adequate to demonstrate it visually, but I took the photo below in an attempt to do so.

I don't know when these threads will be available for shops to start carrying. I plan to try to find out at Market this weekend. I hope to be able to stock them in my shop.