I often read some of my posts and I'm so vague I'm sure nobody but me knows what I'm on about :O) So I will clarify my previous post, but not the previous 90-odd!
Here are the beautiful fabrics from Josie:
The silks are really lovely in the flesh, so lovely to touch, I shall have to think what to do with them. Any ideas?
Then here are those pesky bear claw blocks...
I followed the pattern which said to put two squares together, sew on either side of the diagonal and then trim in half, then half again and then on both diagonals, but there is so much trimming on the individual little pieces as well to be done. 160 itty bitty blocklets! I hate that! Perhaps I will do them tonight and just get them out the way so that I can sew the blocks together even though Thursday evenings I normally handquilt in front of the telly (Grey's Anatomy - I'm addicted).
In a previous post I mentioned I had made Bonnie's Pineapple Blossom quilt which gave bonus triangles
A whole lot in fact. I plan to make a lap quilt in this layout...
Not that interesting a layout, but I like it :O)
3 comments:
Foundation piecing onto an interfacing background is always a good way to use silks( be careful with the iron though) as they can't slip slide about as much - a wall hanging would be lovely!
I love those half square triangles but the trimming can be a chore. Of course if my sewing was more accurate, I probably wouldn't have to do so much trimming.
I hate trimming blocks to size but it's got to be done sometimes. Those fabrics are lovely but will need careful handling I think. I want to make a bears paw quilt one day.
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