Friday, June 13, 2014

Friday Finish: Another Small Week

Ok I have worked on sewing this week, I just don't have much that I can show you.  First, I've trimmed the quilt I did last week, buried the threads and made the label, but it still needs to be bound.  Something for this weekend.  I've made my real Dallas block for the #TexasRoadTripQAL and I've done a practice block for the Tyler rose block.  Sharla and I both decided we wanted a more defined rose than the one they showed.

So first up is my Dallas block.  I showed you the test block last week, and I have to say I really love this block done in the Alison Glass Sun Prints fabric. It was so hard to cut into it, but I am very happy with the results.  I use grey dot bike path for the arms of the ferris wheel, hot pink, pumpkin, teal, chartreuse, and fuchsia corsage for the buckets, and just plain white for the background/sky.


Now the rose is just using some yellow scraps we have on hand.  Now I love how it looks, but let me tell you the rose itself has 34...yes that is right 34 pieces.  It took me about 4 hours to piece the block.  I've not done a lot of paper piecing and this one just has lots of little tiny pieces. 


Now I did get some other things done this week.  The biggest of which was to clean and organized the sewing room.  I moved all the furniture and got behind it and swept and dusted.  I'm amazed at how many dust bunnies were running around that room.  I changed the layout just a little and cleaned off Sharla's sewing table.  She doesn't sew in there, so I wanted it clean it to hold my threads and rulers.  By the time I was through I was pretty beat, and had a very sore back.  Of course I did that on Monday and started the paper piecing on Tuesday so I ended up making another mess.  But I did clean it up.  I also got a quilt onto the frame, but just didn't think I could quilt it on Tuesday because my back still hurt from cleaning.  But it ready for me to do this weekend or on Monday of next week.  

I also started cutting out Sharla's pieces for the rest of the the first quadrant of the Texas quilt.  I think I have it about all cut for her and hope to cut mine tonight.  I also made a decision about the quilt.  I love these special blocks, but I think I love the plain pieced Texas more.  So I am going to make mine without the special blocks and then make the special blocks into a wall hanging for the sewing room.


13 comments:

  1. Goodness that is a lot of pieces for the rose. It looks great, and congratulations for the patience to complete it! The ferris wheel is super fun, too.

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  2. Love the blocks your Dallas wheel is very effective and I love the rose! Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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  3. Both your blocks are gorgeous! You chose just the right fabrics to make that ferris wheel go round! And the rose may be fussy.... But sew worth it. It is just beautiful!

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  4. I made a different rose too!!! Can't wait to see everyone's quilts. Your blocks are fantastic.

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  5. You've been busy again! Thanks for reminding me to give my sewing room a proper clean! Love your rose, pretty fabrics - must have taken you ages :)

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  6. I love how your block is coming along. Cleaning the sewing room is on my list of things to do too. I try to do it everytime I finish a project, but right now I'm in the middle of a few things and it's getting out of hand.

    Paper piecing isn't my forte, and your rose looks amazing!

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  7. Love your Texas Roadtrip blocks!!!! Great job on the rose. Makes me want to do mine over:)

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  8. These are such great blocks!

    Thank you so much for sharing at Needle and Thread Thursday!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  9. The rose is so pretty! And the ferris wheel looks fun. Well done!

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  10. I love how your blocks are coming along! :) Just wanted to let you know your block was featured on the Fort Worth Fabric Studio blog! :) Thanks for stopping by and linking up!

    Lindsey

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  11. That rose is gorgeous! I love the beginning of the ferris wheel too. The fabrics are beautiful.

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