Prairie Vine Blocks Completed

On Monday when Sharon was here, I made 4 blocks for Prairie Vine, and on Wednesday, I made the remaining 3. Now all 16 blocks are finished and hanging on my design wall. They make me very happy in all their old-fashioned scrappiness.

I have my sashing print set aside as well as border fabric. The sashing will be about 3" wide, with cornerstones of 9-patch blocks. I will need 25, so I suppose that will be my next bit to work on. See the magazine cover below for a picture. My border and sashing fabrics are very similar to those in the photo.

On the border, a vine and a ga-zillion leaves need to be appliqued. I have taken the pattern to be copied onto card-stock paper.  Those now need to be cut out and leaf-prepping will have to begin. This could be a long, drawn-out process, but I am not minding a bit. The quilt is so pretty that it will be worth the time (and tedium?) of doing applique - a branch of quilting that intimidates me.

Wish me well in my endeavor! Are you challenging yourself this year?

Happy Quilting, Friends!