Karrin's block
When Karrin's Under the Sea round robin blocks arrived, the blocks completed already by Lauri and Peggy had established a great theme of large motifs, lots of color and filled to the gills! I knew I wanted to add something with a bit of glitz to it to go with the underwater fanta-sea castle and the treasure chest, so I decided to do a treasure bearing giant clam. In my stash, I had the fish applique and it proved to be a perfect element for this block.
The clam is made of wool felt with stitching to give it texture and shape. Because many of the photos I found of giant clams showed a brilliant blue inner lining, I used blue beads around the inside of the mouth and then filled it with bits of pearls.
My block has a bit more open space than the others, but I think it balances well and fits well with the other two completed blocks! Hope that Karrin enjoys it!
The clam is made of wool felt with stitching to give it texture and shape. Because many of the photos I found of giant clams showed a brilliant blue inner lining, I used blue beads around the inside of the mouth and then filled it with bits of pearls.
My block has a bit more open space than the others, but I think it balances well and fits well with the other two completed blocks! Hope that Karrin enjoys it!
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