I don't have much to show, but what I do have makes me feel pretty good! I've been thinking about how do I want to finish the Dresden quilt top and came the idea that I wanted to make 3-D pinwheels for the 4 cornerstones. Again I went searching online hoping to find a tutorial for it. Unfortunately what I found was different than what I had in mind. Guess I'll just have to do another tutorial! Do I have a magnet for 3-D things? Who knows...
Meanwhile I'm proud to present my very first block that I had to figure out on my own. I had to do some seam ripping and re-sewing (3x exactly) to get the points as close to perfect as possible and I'm satisfied with the result. There's no better feeling than when you keep un-doing stitches and at the end you get the points matching. Yeah!!
This block is 4.5 inches right now and will be 4 inches by the time the borders will be sewn.
I almost forgot... I did finish 2 more blocks of my Craftsy BOM for June. They were pretty easy, only squares and half square triangles. Except the fact that I had to remove the tape I have for the 1/4 inch seams on my machine to sew the HST blocks. After I'd put it back it was off... with not just a hair. And of course I only realized it after I took a picture of my block and wanted to make sure it's 12.5 inches square. Was NOT!! It was about 5/8 inch off. I took the rows apart, adjusted my seam allowance and re-sewed the block. I twisted one of the patches so I had to take it apart again and repeat. I did this 2 more times while watching Game of Thrones on Sunday night. They had a re-run on HBO since it was the final episode of this season. I was at the point of pulling my hair out when finally it came together.
The Greek cross block:
The Octagon block:
The Greek cross block:
The Octagon block:
As usual, I had my helper, this time #2 who is called Kormi who made sure I can't sit down while I'm sewing so I had to squad to press the pedal and bend down to see what I'm doing. Nice, huh?
That's all I have for now, just wanted to share the excitement!
'Til we blog again! :)
Congratulations on the 3D block! It looks great! So do the others!
ReplyDeleteA clever idea using the prairie points for the 3D effect on your cornerstones, Kati! Love those craftsy blocks too. Are you planning for a blue and white quilt with those craftsy blocks?
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE the pinwheel!!!! That is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the block you created - looks fantastic. And that is super cute background fabric!
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