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Fussy cutting sewalong September roundup

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Hello everybody! I am trying to catch up on this sewalong, and I am running a bit out of order. So here's September! The theme was food and drink. I did 4 star flowers on this theme. Three out of the four were actually done in September. And this month you have the added bonus of a soundtrack, because each block made me think of a song. Please enjoy! Week 1 was identifiable motifs in the inner diamonds. Strawberries! Strawberries are probably my favourite fruit. I was very much going for a 'strawberry fields' effect with the choice of green fabric in the outer diamonds. I think it works well. Track of the block: Strawberry Fields Forever  by the Beatles. Week 2 was mystery sections in the inner diamonds. I knew what fabric I would use for the sections as soon as the theme was announced. The fabric used is this one, which was a gift from one of my sisters many years ago. It is such a fun fabric it turns up in lots of things I make, even though I