FPP Sewing Supplies

From my blog post title, you may have thought I intended to list the tools I use in my sewing room when I am Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP).   And while I will still do that at the end of this post, this is really about making these fun blocks designed by Kristy at Quiet Play.

Since I'm not exactly sure how I will end up using these blocks, I've chosen not to neaten things up.  Next up is to make the pincushion from the pattern! 

I've made a lot of Kristy's patterns including the sunflower block and my Star Wars blocks.

I enjoy the process of FPP (except perhaps removing the paper) and have designed a few of my own patterns including Boomerang and my Chunky Alphabet.   Below are products I find really useful  (affiliate links):

• regular printer paper (although I've used this product before and really liked it)
• seam roller or hera marker for flattening seam
• Add 1/4" ruler
• Oliso mini iron  (see my review post)
• wool pressing mat  (see my review post)
• Tailors' clapper to help flatten an ironed seam
• a old rotary cutter used with paper only
• a random postcard

Have a wonderful day! Patty

Fibonacci Blanket Update

I've been knitting up a storm more than doubling the length of my panel for my Fibonacci blanket since my post on April 11.

The panel is not blocked and is wider than it appears.  At this point, it clearly resembles a scarf!

This panel measures 55" long and about 15" wide.  My original goal was to size my blanket at 45" square but I've decided slightly bigger - namely 55" square - would be a better option.  To increase the width of my blanket, the other two panels will be 20" wide and will go to either side.

I've cast on one side panel, this time with 92 stitches to support my initial couple of rows of K2 P1 ribbing.  I'll also add ribbing to one edge.

This is a perfect knitting project for sitting in front of the tv or sitting on the couch talking to a family member.  Its also a good excuse to sit quietly and relax for a few minutes.

The colors are following a pattern - dark gray to blue to light gray to white to light gray to blue to dark gray - and the width of the strip follows the Fibonacci series, namely 1", 2", 3", 5",  and 8".

The yarn was weighed after finishing the middle panel to help me calculate how much more was needed.  The results were interesting - the light gray was the most used with only 14 grams left.  The blue, dark gray and white had 41 grams, 47 grams, and 48 grams left, respectively, which means the middle panel used 250 grams of yarn.

More yarn was purchased!  This is Berroco cotton yarn in color ways Waterman (1685), Tiverton (1623), Gadwall (1608) and Bluffs (1600).  The Waterman (blue) dye lot was able to be matched to my original purchase but not so for the other colors.  However, I'm not worried about this for this particular project.  (affiliate link)

Happy knitting.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

One Monthly Goal April Finish Linkup

Ready to link up your April finishes?

Don't panic - this link-up is open until April 30 at 11:55 pm ET.

Want to see everyone's goals for the month - check out the April goal page!

My goal for April was to quilt at least half of the clamshells, each with a different motif.  I ended up modifying that goal slightly and went for a different motif in each color (i.e. shade of blue).  Roughly 2/3 of the clamshells are quilted so I met my goal.  You can read more about the quilt here.

Now it's your turn to link up!  Please add a link to this OMG post so others can follow where you are linking.   Let's make that easy -  just paste this into your post:  

Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal - April Finish Link-up

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Thanks for linking up!

Have a wonderful day! Patty