just about recovered from travel, being away and my little unexpected "trip", now finding small bruises in unmentionable places...LOL...time to resume sewing! planning travel sewing for late august and chose 'alaska'....made one block, by machine, with poor result....
the pesky center just isn't right and know from experience that taking it out a gazillion times will only increase blood pressure! choice made to hand piece all blocks, calling for a kit. photocopied the blocks layout and picked up some quart-size baggies....
photo a bit dark but you get the idea...will cut all pieces for all blocks, baggie 'em up and put in a project bag for summer vacation. i'll be gone 3+ weeks so fair amount of progress should result. *** while formulating this plan, thought about a UFO that could be assembled quickly....some pieced butterfly blocks using a tula pink layer cake. my apologies to the designer...the pattern is misplaced in netherworld and cannot find it on the website...planned on 9 blocks and got them all done in a day!
When in doubt ... hand piece to the rescue! Looking forward to see more of Alaska.
ReplyDeleteI have seen a lot of people making this "Alaska" quilt. And I see several ordering a die set from an Australian company that cuts out all the pieces very precisely. But even if I had that die set, my hand piecing skills are next to zero. I am better off using a machine. So I will watch in awe as you turn out beautiful blocks with your own two hands!
ReplyDeleteThe butterflies look like the perfect spring project
was gifted pattern and acrylic templates...fabrics came from stash...always the goal to use what i have if possible..
Deletelove the look of the butterflies...........I cannot find them googling either......seem to only come up with a whole massive butterfly quilt.........not your lovely blocks......looking forward to seeing the top come together..........
ReplyDeleteReally like that Alaska block and I'd have to hand piece it too...love the butterflies, what a fun quilt that is going to be...
ReplyDeletethanks...named it 'psychedelic garden'...
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