Day 3 of Block A Day December

Today's block for my wee challenge is an Apple block. 

Back in May I started a Lockdown quilt, something to commemorate this year. I've done a little on it from time to time and had lots of ideas for it way back then.

As it was autumn during lockdown, it needed an Apple block.  

It all went well this afternoon, until I realised one of the scraps I'd used had a small cut in it!!

This was a foundation pieced block so there was no easy fix. It would have meant no block for the day if I'd had to remake it. 

I considered stitching a wee grub or worm over the cut but didn't trust myself to come up with something that looked halfway like it was supposed to!

Instead, I carefully removed the piece of fabric (haha don't forget foundation piecing is sewn at a short stitch length so this was a mission!) and cut another at a similar shape and size —

I needleturned it into place. The pieces I'd left in were nicely pressed so it wasn't as hard as it sounds —

Added a stem, and I had a finished block!

The pattern I used can be found *here*. I reduced it to a 6" block. Fun and a little different, and another excuse to rummage through my scraps 😀 

'til next time,
happy stitches,