Well, its winter and the weather isn't pleasant so that means its time for a project that I can work on in the evenings away from my machine. I decided I'd work on some applique blocks for the Affairs of the Heart quilt. I prep the squares and grab my batik scraps and get sewing. I didn't think I was doing a whole lot but I've already got 8 blocks done. This quilt has some sashing between a group of blocks and the large border and I've decided it would pretty to embroider the sashing. The sashing is 1.5" and I'm thinking it should stay that width and not any bigger. I did some testing and I didn't like it wider. I want to enhance the blocks not detract or under or overwhelm them. Since these blocks have a ton of colors in them an the background is entirely white, I thought I'd find a nice embroidery patterns with flowers and/or heart themes since that's what in the blocks and maybe use a variegated rainbow type thread. So begins the ...