I finished making all of my little foundation paper-pieced tree blocks. I was reminded as I did them how much I dislike that method because of the waste. Waste of fabric, waste of thread, waste of paper. While it’s true that you can get incredibly intricate designs that are pretty much impossible any other way,… Continue reading Planting trees
Trying a pre-cut kit
Back before I started the Lady Tulip quilt, I was chatting with the girls at Sit and Sew. One of them suggested that I should just try a pre-cut quilt – just one. Well, if there was ever a pre-cut kit to try, this would be it, because of the angles and all. So I… Continue reading Trying a pre-cut kit
Growing some trees
I have almost half of my trees foundation paper-pieced. I’m using a darker and a lighter muslin, so these are the darker muslin versions. I started out using mostly green fabrics, but quickly switched to using other colors to make prettier trees. I’ll probably make a few more all-green or mostly-green trees and continue with… Continue reading Growing some trees
Red and brown starburst
I was pulling out more homespun woven plaid fabrics to make my trees when I spotted the one I used in this block. It seemed to want to coordinate with a red, so I picked that one out pretty quickly. There is some green in this fabric too, but since I just did a block… Continue reading Red and brown starburst
Patchwork base pieces
I’ve been steadily working on stitching the patchwork strips to my Pellon fleece base pieces for the Tree-Mendous Jacket. As I completed each one, I tacked it up on the design wall. Interesting how the last Sunshine and Shadow Starburst coordinates with the colors of the jacket patchwork. Now I need to work on the… Continue reading Patchwork base pieces