The Only Good Thing About Being Sick

So, I've been under the weather with some kind of virus for the past week.  Coughing, sputtering, sneezing, the whole lot of it.  It's not fun when you have to function as the master chef, chauffeur, housekeeper, CEO of your own company, etc.  The only good thing is I can sit on the sofa and work on my hand applique.  Here is the latest block from Magnolia.  I am loving this project.  I was up until 1am cutting out the next block because it's so much fun, I just could not stop!

I used a combination of cotton and wool for the background and cotton, wool, ric-rac and silk velvet for the applique.  I tried my hand at the bullion knots and after watching a YouTube video, got that hang of it!  Love the bullion knots.