Welcome to Block 4 of the Awesome Ocean Sew Along (AOSAL in my notations). Isn’t Angelica just the angel of a fish? I love her bubbles and I made mine blue, which made me very happy. This has been one busy blogging week for me; silence will follow for a few days, but I will be back soon – you can check out upcoming content at the bottom of the blog.
Hint 1: Fabric Considerations for this block:
Light background – Change the white to another color (G & H)
Bubbles – Change the white to blue or another color for I
Hint 2: Time to Prep/Make Block:
Prep time is about 1/2 – 3/4 hour of cutting and about 1 to 1 1/2 hours of
sewing. I take my time with these blocks.
Hint 3: Check the orientation of the easy pieces!
You can see where I removed stitches. I sometimes sew without thinking it makes a difference in a simple piece; it does.
Hint 4: Finger Pressing
I finger press the seams open, before I move to the iron. This makes that process faster. Sometimes I even use an unusual tool, a screwdriver!
Hint 5: Keep the pieces in order
You may not have this problem if you are using white, but it can get confusing if you aren’t, so I make sure it looks right before I sew.
Here’s what you need to play along:
1. Get the pattern from my amazon affiliate link* or
from the designer directly or in your local store.
2. The links are updated below for any completed blocks.
Here’s the updated calendar for blocks and guest bloggers!
| Date | Block | Block Name | Bloggers |
| Nov. 17, 2019 | Fabric Choices | ||
| Nov. 23, 2019 | Block 1 | Kelp | |
| Dec. 7, 2019 | Block 2 | Octavian the Octopus | Barb |
| Dec. 21, 2019 | Block 3 | Puffy the Puffer Fish | |
| Jan. 4, 2020 | Block 4 | Angelica the Angel Fish | |
| Jan. 18, 2020 | Block 5 | Chuckles the Clown Fish | |
| Feb. 1, 2020 | Block 6 | Preppy the Whale | Rose |
| Feb, 15, 2020 | Block 7 | Tony the Turtle | |
| Feb. 29, 2020 | Block 8 | Mr. Manatee | Wendy |
| Mar. 14, 2020 | Block 9 | Sally the Seahorse | |
| Mar. 28, 2020 | Top | ||
| Ap. 25, 2020 | Parade of Quilts |
Here’s the linky party – for both blocks 4 & 5! I needed to change this due to the other linky party I am running on the 22nd of each month.
Coming Up:
Tutorial on Converting Picture to Mosaic in EQ8 (1/22)
Swap Mob Bag (1/13)
The Winter Blues (1/20)
2020 Monthly Color Blog
Linking Up:
What I made Monday
