Dear Jane - Eye of the Cyclone (C-5)

This block ended up turning out pretty well considering I had a bit of a false start with it. I was trying to come up with a way to make the block without doing a lot of curved piecing and I just ended up making a big mess.  At first I thought I would applique the center wedge shapes onto the background fabric but it just didn't work for me. I really need to think things through before I jump in!

So, I backtracked and I re cut the center bits and hand sewed them together into a circle. Once that was done, I marked and cut a circle out of the center of the background fabric and I made sure that I also allowed for a seam allowance. I nipped the seam allowance of the background fabric and creased it under into a circular shape and I used a few dabs of washable glue stick to hold it in place. Next, I aligned the center section of the block behind the background fabric and it was also held in place with a bit of glue while I did reverse applique. It worked great and I had no problem with it at all. Once I got that done I appliqued those little hook shaped pieces onto the background fabric too. They were quite easy to align because I had the rounded center to use as a guide for the curves.

I am linking up to Kathy's Quilts - Slow Sunday Stitching. Pop on over and have a look at what other slow stitchers have been working on. Kathy has done a great job of reminding us to slow down, breathe deeply and relax with some hand work each week!