I made progress! I also decided that needle turn applique is not for me! Here's February's UFO now. I got the second swirl and two flowers down. Since several of you asked, yes this pattern is from the X-Lands book by Patricia Pepe. I love this book!
I don't know if it counts as progress that I also sewed three other flowers down at some point during the month and tore them back out because they were really bumpy and did not look good at all.
It was definitely a learning experience and I may add a few larger pink dots at some point this month. I also plan to get the borders on this month since the UFO for March shouldn't take me too much time.Here's a closer view of the flowers. They are still a little bumpy. All those curves were more difficult than I expected. I think I tried three different methods of prepping the applique. The one thing I did learn was the benefit of heavy starch.
March's UFO is #8, this picnic blanket I started several years ago. All it needs is the borders. Should be easy! Since it's fast, I'm also going to count getting the borders on February's UFO as part of the UFO for the March. I'm starting to realize how many quilt tops I have that are just missing borders. I think I could put borders on one quilt a month through the end of the year. I might have to start on that!
