Thursday, June 21, 2012

Pocket Full of Horses

Fabrics for my QuiltCon blocks....I really need to get started on those. :)

I've drawn up a few ideas for my QuiltCon Block Challenge and now I've got the fabrics (they are all 1/8 yard cuts; I gave the other half to my mom.)  I've never designed a block before and both of these will require some techniques I haven't tried yet.  Trial by fire?

Another block pattern came out today for the Beginner's Quilt-Along.  I made it and then I took better photos of the first two blocks as well:
Block 1

Block 2

Block 3
For Block 3 I used two Andover fabric prints (Pear Tree pinwheels by Thomas Knauer and Primativa by Jane Dixon) with another little piece of Heather Ross' horses from Spoonflower in the middle.  I really like how this one turned out.  Maybe it's the better balance of colors?

No sewing, just glue.
Oh and I did finish a couple of things.  First, I made a bridle for Ned Nederlander, my Breyer horse.  She was sort of a mascot on the Montana trip last week and tonight is the rodeo, so I looked up a goofy Youtube video by a young girl and knocked this little number out.   Too bad she said it's English...but Ned won't mind.

Goodies on the Way!

Last but not least, I finally sent off the Sew,Mama,Sew! Giveaway Day prize last week.  I included some bonus pieces of fabric and a little fortune cookie, sewn by me.  I really hope CraftyTokyoMama enjoys it. ( The little cowgirls print is Michael Miller.)

3 comments:

  1. Thank you for sending so many fun things all the way to Japan. It was just like Christmas, opening your package and pulling out one pretty thing after another. :-D The horse is just the cutest thing and the fabric will be used for a special project, maybe a matching zippy pouch for the horse??? I must start collecting fortune cookies now that yours increases mine to two. That's how collections get started, right? Thank you again for your generosity and I look forward to talking with you more via our blogs!

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  2. Thanks, Sewinglady! And me too, CTM! It was a real pleasure to participate in my first giveaway. :)

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