February Wrap-Up

I think our main focus for this month was "ugly" or "not normally used" fabrics and embroidery.  We also had to do some trouble shooting with a strange size:  5" wide very LONG strip.  They all turned out beautiful, though!!  Here are some numbers.

17 participants completed rule 3
2 participants posted teasers of rule 4 in Feb
2 participants used a heart (the Feb symbol) in their blocks because it was Feb.

"Not normally used fabric" was used as follows: 

floral background, zig zags, velvet birdhouse opening, cut out melons-scarecrow-sunflowers, southwestern stripe as bird feathers,
unusual fabric in a nest, and gingham checked background behind embroidery.

Colors used that participatnts didn't favor included: 

yellow, gold, red, pastels, orange, bright green, and hot pink.

Hand and machine Embroidery use: 

gold vine, decorative lines through stars, wildwood rose, dutch girl, tea cups with fireweed, flowers and vines, fence, flag pole, grass, windows, door,  blanket stitched hearts, blanket stitched flowers, 3-D tower with embroidery accent, road lines, bird nest, pine cones, African pottery, Bambi fawn, little scarecrows, decorative hearts, tree trunks, and quezal bird feathers.

I think that is a mouthful and quite a splendid variety.