I've always wanted to make a double wedding ring block - ta da!
The inspiration for the block came from the fact that Tara Faughnan is coming to teach at my guild in June. I wasn't as familiar with Tara's work as I should have been and when I went looking, I found she has a double wedding ring class on Creativebug.
So I took it and decided to play with my Sunprint 2018 fabric. The process to hand-piece was incredibly rewarding and made for a pleasant time sitting on my back porch.
Yes, it took awhile but my guess is my block is more accurate than if I had machine pieced.
The hardest part might have been choosing the colors. Tara's color work is just amazing and not something I feel I can mimic. So I choose to pair the beautiful Sunprint fabric with a gray.
I do need a better marking pen for my darker fabrics - that was my biggest struggle.
Where am I headed with this? Likely a 4 block wall hanging but not committing myself to anything more that a few more blocks.... we'll see!
Have a wonderful day! Patty
I use a Clover white pen that fades with heat for darker prints that I love. I hope you find a marking tool that works well for you! The block looks great and the colors are so vibrant against the gray.
ReplyDeleteAgain, I just love those fabrics! And they do look great against the gray.
ReplyDeleteThe sewline pencils are great - nice fine lines. Some people have used silver pens or pencils too - and I like those as well - Roxanne and Collins are two that come to mind.
ReplyDeleteThe colours are amazing. Kudos for hand quilting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block--good for you for hand sewing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful colors! So bright against the gray!
ReplyDeleteI love the combo of colors with the gray! For dark fabrics I have a chalk marker (it has a little wheel and deposits a line of chalk on the fabric).
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I use a soap sliver to mark dark fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI love the pairing of your vibrant colors with the gray! Lovely! Can I come sew on your porch with you? :-) That sounds so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteIt’s absolutely wonderful! I use a white pen that disappears when you iron it for my dark fabrics. 'Sew' glad you are enjoying the process. You may not be able to stop at 4 blocks!
ReplyDeletePretty!
ReplyDeleteI use a Fons & Porter mechanical pencil. The leads are ceramic so you get a nice, fine line when you mark. That will be pretty - love the colors with the grey.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Looks like you mastered the block pretty quickly.
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