Ottoman Rings Update

Back in early June, I took an Ottoman Rings workshop with Tighe Flanagan.  During the workshop, I sewed the lower quadrant of the quilt using a dark Essex linen.

While I loved the fabric combination, this pattern requires a lot of marking and the linen was just too dark for any of my marks to be visible.

So I switched to a lighter fabric.  But my progress was slow for two reasons.  First, there are tons of partial seams and it was a bit fussy (for me) to sew together.  Second, I attempted to sew by quadrant and found myself spending too much time figuring out my color layout before the sewing could begin.  (Other guild members made all their rings from a single color - such a good idea!)

So I've dumped the machine and moved to hand piecing and am loving it!  Hand piecing is eliminating the need for many of the partial seams - there are still some but a lot easier to deal with.  Plus, sewing gentle curves by hand is much easier than by machine.

I'm keeping the quilt spread across my cutting table and sitting there to sew it together.  Assembly is no longer by quadrants - just putting together the quilt from the center out.  Lots of pieces are marked with their piece number to help me from getting confused on where I am in the pattern - this also means that nothing has been ironed yet!

This will be a wall hanging when I'm done although I might go slightly smaller than the pattern calls for.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

30 Days of Improv Week 3

I'm participating in the #30daysofimprovqal hosted by @shannonfraserdesigns and @broadclothstudio.  Week 3 was all about triangles and these blocks were the most fun to make by far!

My favorite bits are the small little triangles - like the tiny one in the block on the upper right.

Gathering all the blocks together for a group picture was fun although one was missing - it slipped off the table and feel into the trash can  :-( but luckily I found it.   

One more week of prompts and then I get to assemble these together!

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Kawandi Quilt

I gathered all my Alison Glass scraps with a goal of using each fabric only once and embracing the different sizes of the scraps.   

I've give my Daylight Halo Go* a workout - stitching on the back porch in the early evening.  The included magnifying glass has made threading a needle quite easy!

To secure down both the middle row and the center row, I ran a line of X stitches along the edges.  I think it also adds some fun interest.

It's a very enjoyable process to just sit and stitch.   Even the back looks cool!

The quilt finished at ~ 12" x  18".  I can most definitely see myself doing another one!

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Have a wonderful day! Patty