Stems and Circles

Super Thin Stems and Perfect Circles

The Baltimore Album Block series continues with a grape vine block.  The block has several clusters of grapes, leaves and even some embroidery.

If you have any trouble finding any of the items on the supply list, send me an email at sherry@lakemurrayquilting.com and I will try to make arrangements to bring them to retreat for you.

Super Thin Stems and Prefect Circles Description and Supply List

  1. Background Fabric, 1 Fat Quarter
  2. Green for leaves, 1 Fat Quarter, Batiks work well.
  3. Small scraps of a dark brown fabric for stems and a matching color of embroidery floss.
  4. Purple for grapes, 1 Fat Quarter, Batiks work well
  5. Clover White Marking Pen
  6. Pencil
  7. Clover Easer Pen
  8. Mettler 60/2 and/or YLI #100 silk thread for appliqué to match foreground fabrics (or in the case of silk nearly match)
  9. Basting thread in contrasting color and needle for basting.
  10. Size 11 or 12 Appliqué needles, I prefer to use Piecemakers, Size 12.
  11. Thread Heaven Thread Conditioner
  12. Appliqué Pins, ½” or ¾”.
  13. Appliqué Scissors, small, sharp to the point, I prefer Micro-serrated Ginghers
  14. Paper cutting scissors, small, sharp to the point.
  15. Bamboo skewers 4”, available at most grocery stores.
  16. Freezer Paper, available at most grocery stores.
  17. Tracing Paper, available at most stores with art supplies.
  18. Circle Template, available at office supply stores.
  19. Your preferred thimble for appliqué.
  20. Thimble-It
  21. The Best of Baltimore Beauties, Part II, More Patterns for Album Blocks, (Paperback), Elly Sienkiewicz, C&T Publishing, ISBN: 1-57120-149-1, 2002, pages 80-81.