Once she had settled on a quilt that she liked I spent hours searching for the pattern. But to no avail..... so I sat down in EQ7 and designed it myself.
Here is the beginning layout. That's the easy part. Or not!
Actually I spent hours rearranging these blocks to get that 'just right' setting. Whew! Finally!
Don't you love the fabrics she picked out?
Yesterday late afternoon I started paper-piecing the first alternate block. I had carefully measured each unit and cut the fabrics that would be needed. These blocks need to be set together a specific way in order to complete the overall effect. It's going to be tedious to say the least. You'll see what I mean when I get farther along.
Soooo I get the first block sewn, trimmed and at this point I'm feeling very smug and satisfied. I have a plan and I've thought this out and all my papers are printed and I'm on a roll.
OOPS!! ......... Well dang!
I forgot that I am paper-piecing and everything is backwards!!!!
First block.....fail!!!
OMGosh! I hope I have enough fabric to recut!!! ;o(
Stay tuned..... today is another day and I will not be defeated! hahaha
Let's grab our coffee and head over to Judy's Design Wall Monday to see what other quilters have been up too.
I hope you're having a great day. Glad you stopped by.....Linda
LOVE the colors!! And you REALLY need to check out how I do my Foundation Paper Piecing - mine don't come out backwards - which is why I do it the way I do - ;))
ReplyDeleteThey're really pretty aren't they?
DeleteOh sure! That's all I need is to try to learn a new trick. This old dog gets confused enough. hahaha
Ok seriously.... I'll stop by and see how you do it. I'm doing Carol Doak's method and I really do like it..... but I just had a senior moment when I started.
Oh, I feel your pain. About half my applique blocks are backward. So far it has not mattered but I must learn to pay better attention. ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah. I've done that too. I guess that's what I get for doing my own thing. If I was following a pattern that would have told me what to do. But I surely love my own thing the best.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Gari.