Friday 16 May 2014

four flutterbys flying



i didn't have my foot this past week, which meant no sewing. i am taking judiths amazing retro butterflies class and luckily there was just a little bit of trimming to do, so the past week was spent trimming a gazillion drunkards paths, yay! i got my foot back just in time for class and all that trimming meant i could sew some blocks together.


i now have four pretty, fluttery butterflies finished! and wow were they a struggle to get to this stage, me and my seam ripper are super best friends now! only because i didn't read the instructions and merrily sewed away with a 1/4" seam instead of a 3/8" seam, even after i found out i had to use a 3/8" seam i didn't move my needle over enough and had to get the seam ripper out again!


even with all the seam ripping and perhaps just a few naughty words, i love how the blocks turned out! i am using all my bonnie and camille fabric from most of their past collections, it's been fun mixing them all together! i don't really have a plan for this quilt, i keep going between colour blocking and scrappy, so i guess it's going to be a mixture of both!


oh and we had a visitor today, meet storm he is just a big gentle giant and oh so fluffy! and as you can see everybody that comes to the house leaves with thread on them!

rachael x


p.s thanks for all the entries on my giveaway post and for telling me your favourite movies, i now have a very long list of movies to watch and i can't wait!

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt blocks and Storm is a bit of a hunk. Just think of the thread sharing as a way of trading something for the dog hairs he'll inevitably leave behind once you've given him a decent hug-fair exchange, no robbery!

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  2. I love that Storm has thread in his fur! :) Lovely blocks, I look forward to seeing how they piece together and grow.

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  3. well done with the blocks, have never sewn curved seams, or not deliberately!

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  4. These are beautiful! Love seeing them fluttering on your washing line! Jxo

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  5. I really love your blocks. Fantastic coloring!

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  6. Great blocks - cannot imagine you swearing!!!

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  7. Fabulous blocks, definitely worth all that seam ripping!

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  8. Glad you got your foot back! I wouldn't miss driving but sewing yes. Great job on your blocks, I may have to check out this Crafsy class, I have always wanted to learn how to make these.

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