This week I decided to try out a few blocks for my Bee, the 3 x 6 Mini Bee. It's not so Mini really, we make a block for 6 bee members over 3 months, 2 1/2 months with time for mailing. The blocks are our choice, and in each persons chosen colours.
I thought I'd try a paper pieced block, and since I'm new to paper piecing, the more practice the better!
Here's my first try:
Pretty simple to piece, not too many mistakes to rip out.
Next I tried this one:
This was more time consuming, but I like Circle of Geese to look at. The circular movement is fun. I made mistakes, you can see one in the middle at the bottom. More practice needed!
Today I'm going to try a third block, a different star, and see how it goes.
I finished the cushion cover, and tried it with a pillow form. The pillow form is too small, this is to get an idea of how it will look:
I did straight line quilting around the star and a meander on the border. The back is a green leafy fabric. I thought of Christmas fabric for the back, but decided it limited the cushion too much, and this way it could get more use. After I get the pillow form in 20" I'll get this sent off.
I also mailed the placemats and table runner, and finished binding on Shooting Star.
Linking to
Lots of great projects to see here!
Till next time,
Sue
What a great blocks! The colors are really pretty.
ReplyDeleteYay...another convert to paper-piecing! Keep it up; those are some awesome blocks :)
ReplyDeleteyou are so much braver than I am!
ReplyDeleteWell done, you'll be hooked in no time!
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