Good day, and welcome to my blog, on a very cold day in the American Midwest.
As mentioned in a previous post, the quilt guild I belong to has smaller interest groups, including one group interested in working with pre-cuts. 2 months ago we were issued a challenge: work with a jelly roll of fabric, and the pattern Diamond Pops by Jordan fabrics.
Three of us had finished tops or quilts, and one lady had some blocks done (out of an initial group of 23). It was interesting to see how the pattern looked so different done up in different fabrics. Here is mine, in greens:
How about in pastels?
PS. the green thingy in the photo is a small sculpture on our hostess's coffee table.
And another, in batiks:
The group concluded the meeting with another jelly roll pattern to try, and we will meet again in February 2026.
Other updates:
The pie birds blocks (30) are done, and I am trimming them to 10.5 inches unfinished. They are slightly too large and some points will be cut off I am sorry to say. My later blocks are better than my early blocks.
I shared in a previous post that my sewing machine was chewing points of fabric as I was sewing squares on a fabric rectangle for flipped corners.
I received lots of advice but the best came from Roberta, who suggested I start sewing not at the corner, but from the other end of the seam.
How I was sewing, and having trouble with about 10% of the seams:
The beginning would get pulled down into the machine, some of the time. Roberta's suggestion: start this way:
And I had no problems at all! Thank you Roberta!
Rest of this week plans: Bring Pie Birds blocks to a top. Maybe start new jelly roll project.
Linking up with Monday Musings, Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps, Wednesday Wait Loss, Needle and Thread Thursday, Put your Foot Down at the Quiltery, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, From Bolt to Beauty, Frederique at Quilting, Patchwork, Applique, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
1 comment:
That jelly roll pattern is awesome. It is always amazing to see different a pattern looks with different fabrics.
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