I promised to show my latest blocks
in the Quilty Fun Sew Along.
Here they are...all finished up!
First I made a whole flock of little tiny
Flying Geese!
I'm happy that I used the same green for all of the backgrounds,
even though my little green spatula blocks blended in
a bit too much with the background.
I was kind of scared to try making this block
the Quilty Fun way...
I've read mixed reviews about this method,
and the finished blocks are sooooooo small!
I decided to try just one block
using the technique provided in the Quilty Fun book.
Admittedly, I had very little fabric to trim away,
but my little blocks came out really well!
I just kept going,
and they all seemed to work out right.
I think the secret to my success was that I used
a spool of 50-wt Aurafil thread for piecing,
and it was noticeably thinner than the thread I usually use.
{I think I LOVE Aurafil thread for piecing little blocks!}
Another trick I tried was to use a hot iron with NO STEAM...
to avoid any distortion of those little wee blocks.
After my success with the Flying Geese blocks,
I was feeling pretty cocky...
maybe even over-confident!
It was really fun to choose the fabric pairs for the x blocks.
{Oops...I can see a little mismatch of seams there on the right.
Oh, well...no one likes a show-off!}
The Cocoa Cups block was the easiest so far...
nice big pieces to cut and sew,
and those handles were really slick to stitch!
I think that this mug
looks a lot like a Cath Kidston crush mug!
On to the next block...
come back again soon to see mine!
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