Here’s what we worked on in class yesterday. I was able to complete both blocks. Our teacher gave us some good tips on always sewing with a scant 1/4 inch as well as using starch before we cut our fabrics to help keep them stable. And of course, cutting and sewing as accurately as possible. She also shared a quick cutting method for strip piecing. I’m happy with the results!
Here are all the blocks so far:
Well, today is the day for my Quilt Sampler class. I’m finally getting around to finishing and posting my blocks from April.
The technique we did this time was foundation paper piecing. None of these techniques is new to me, but there are a few little tips that I will adopt in the future.
With FPP I’ve never used freezer paper. It does help keep all the pieces in place and you don’t feel as much like you need a third hand in the process.
Today we’ll be doing strip piecing. My friend gave this board to me for my birthday…and it is so true.
It’ll be a good day!
Our challenge this swap, if we chose to accept it, was embossing. I chose to do powder embossing on my card. I have a heat gun from about 15+ years ago. So I was able to put it to some good use. Stay tuned for all the lovely cards I will receive tomorrow!
I can’t believe I never posted about the quilt that arrived for me! Here it is. It came from Beth. I’ve admired her work for a while now on flickr. What a fun little quilt to receive!
The quilt I sent out is apparently supposed to be coming back to me since the partner I made it for could not continue participating in the swap because of some things going on in her life right now. It hasn’t arrived yet…I’ll have to figure out who to give it to instead….
I’m making cards and working on my sampler blocks for the month. I’ll post those soon. Happy Friday!
Finished up my other two applique blocks from March’s Sampler class. I’ll need to add some more black into upcoming blocks to balance out the black in the background of this block I just made. But I really like how it turned out.
Here are all the blocks so far:
We worked on applique for March’s Sampler class. Here are 2 of my blocks. I still need to do 2 more: duplicates of these in different fabrics.
I learned some new tricks to make them come together better. Gluing them (with Roxanne’s Glue-Baste-It ) in place instead of pinning really helps! And using a light box for placement also helps. I’ve got my third block all glued in place, so I’m ready to stitch.
I’ve just finished up my quilt for DQS12. I can’t believe we are on round 12! I started on round 4 and have participated in each round since. Here’s my quilt for this round. Time to get it in the mail.
And here’s the label for the back. The name is hidden so I can keep it’s recipient a secret for a little while longer.
