I’ve got a new project to share! I have been yearning for a new 100 days project, so I’ve come up with one that excites me, but is manageable. I’m going to do some simple wool appliqué, paired with some running stitch embroidery. For the next 100 days I will be working on 100 Days of Wool Texture, ending up with a stack of 100 – 6” blocks. I will have to decide at that point if I want to add sashing, or borders, or any of that to make the quilt larger.
100 days from today is September 18th. None of these dates (starting or finishing) have any significance, other than I want to start now. This is the simple block I’m working with.
As you can see, it is very simple. I’ve got two 1” x 3” rectangles, combined with one 1” square. Then I plan to do a group of running stitches. For variety, I will adjust where the running stitches land, and I may do more than one group, but I believe simplicity will be key here. I plan to entertain myself playing with the transparency opportunities the three pieces and the embroidery present.
I’ve done one block already, and it is every bit as good as I had hoped for. I am excited to get started on the project tomorrow.
Would you like to play along with your own 100 days of wool texture?
Get the details and a downloadable pdf for the block pattern at the Threadsome Patterns website! That is my new home for all things wool appliqué. Be sure to check Threadsome out on Instagram, too. I’ll be sharing info on the project as I go along.
Previous wool appliqué posts
Are starting with oversized blocks so you can trim them down later? I always wonder that about blocks with handwork and how the handling / fraying works with them.
Not this time. There isn’t all that much manipulation happening with each block, so fraying shouldn’t be too bad. Although I reserve the right to change my mind later. I’m also not nearly as precise as you are.
Is each of the 100 blocks going to be the same “L” shape but will different colors? Or will there be daily posts about each block?
I’m planning to do the same shape, different colors, different stitch locations.