Anyways, this is a short post because I have to go get the kids out of bed and to the babysitter this morning before I head to work. I decided it was time to try on of these quilts last night. Soooooo, about 9:30pm I got out my Christmas Fabric. Yes, I always sew really late. It is the only time I have. I ironed, picked out fabric, reviewed the tutorial, cut a 5 inch strip of fabric from 6 different fabrics and got going. The chain sewing of each individual piece certainly made the sewing of 100 different blades go super fast. At 10:15 I was ready to iron all those pieces which took about 20 minutes by the time I turned each one of them out. I sewed one block together and ironed. I pull out some white fabric to lie it on and here we are!!!!
I didnt' find my instructions sheet until later last night. It has the template for the middle circle. Mine turned out a 1/4 in bigger than the template. Do you think it looks too big on the block? I already whip stitched it to the block, but that only took 2 minutes so it is easy to pull off if i want to change it. Whatever i decided on this one, I would follow on the other blocks. I am planning on a small 4 block quilt. I am also going to cut a set of smaller blades to make one Christmas quilt pillow cover like this. Now, that will be super super cute!!! I am so excited. Now that I look at the picture again I wonder whether I should pull the center off all together and make it white. I think I have enough of the fabric I used for the center circle to make the border for my quilt. That would be beautiful. I want it to pop and when I look at the previous picture and this one the middle pops more when there isn't anything in there. I really like that I chose the white background. I was going to choose and off white fabric to match the tons of all the pieces in the block, but I love the white.
At the end of each night...that moment when all I want to do is go hop in bed, I always make sure to put away my rotary cutter and my scissors. A curious 4 1/2 yr old is certain to hurt herself if she wakes up early and I leave them around. I either lock them in my sewing box or put them on the top of my fridge. Safety is a priority as a mother and I am always checking the kitchen to see what they could get into. I have to mention that this is the child that would always find the one cleaner I left out when she was a young toddler. Sadly, her dad taught her how to spray a water bottle when she was super little. I called poison control many, MANY times when she was a toddler. They are the most amazing people ever!!! They are there to make sure that you and your child are fine and they often call for follow ups. I like them more than my actual doctor sometimes and I love our pediatrician.
Anyways, random...Hope you enjoyed.
1 comment:
Ooooh, I really REALLY like this---can't wait to see more :)
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