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| March "Just Spoolin' Around" for And Sew On... |
First was the Just Spoolin' Around block for the And Sew On... BOM at Quiet Play.
Didn't think a ton about what to use fabric wise, and didn't pull my other blocks out to make sure they'd all work together either, but that's just how I roll.
The background is busier than I planned but, live and learn (or don't learn, Im not gonna tell you what to do).
March's block for the Lucky Stars BOM is called Ninja Star. Wish there'd been a bit more fabric at the corners, since they'll be cut off when its sewn together, but at least it seems to be a pattern issue and not user error from what I can tell from flickr (for once ;) This went together really easily for me all things considered. There were less places to match and although I see it's a bit off kilter, I'm happy with it.I do see that I need to PRESS and not iron if I don't want to see the stitches though, and I REALLY need to stop using white thread in the bobbins!
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| March Lucky Stars BoM - Ninja Star |
I'm likely to do some blocks from the Forest QAL co-hosted between Shape Moth and Sewing under RAINBOW, it looks kick ass. I'm just not in a hurry since I wont be making a finished quilt (it's judged, ya know!) but the first two blocks are intricate and beautiful so hopefully I can make time for them.
Oh, man, press vs iron is a huge thing with me. I'm an iron-er. Pressing just feels so weird, like it's not really working, like I'm just patting the fabric hoping it will decide to not be wrinkled anymore. I'm sure when I start to really piece together my postage stamp quilt top, all the ironing I've done to my pieces will really show up as deformed blocks.
ReplyDeleteI like the wild background fabric on your Spools block. It makes the whole block more interesting (kind of like it's all a crazy drug dream).
I'm still not convinced I like paper piecing. I think it aggrivates my lazy-itis.
I'm so behind on my BOMs! You're an inspiration! Love your spools!
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