Stay at Home Round Robin... the beginning is a flamingo...

 

Time to reveal my SAHRR center for the 2022 round robin... my flamingo who is nameless so far, is now 12" wide by 16" long.

 It looked like this with just the paper piecing block, before 3 borders. I photocopied the pattern, cut it into sections, then enlarged each to make the block bigger than the pattern

this is the pattern, it's very old, so I don't mind giving an honest review... don't do it. Nope, run away. 

I am an old hand at paper piecing and love doing it. This pattern had me pulling my hair out, pulling out stitching and restitching the weird odd angles repeatedly. No fun, and I'm just relieved that the pretty fabrics, my experience,  and a strong iron was able to keep it it in check!

it is displayed on my portable design wall, which I've never made a pattern for but luckily made two before sort of forgetting how to make them. 

some close up photos for fun

dang! the sparkly white fabric doesn't show in this photo

I used a marker to do the eye, that pattern seemed to want me to piece an eye and beak tip finishing at about a sixteenth of an inch with seams right at pointy joins... no thanks.

love that bright green fabric that looks like palmetto bushes, and the leaf fabric on the side. Some were scraps, some were bits in the yardage drawer but it's hard for me to cut into cool fabric just for small pieces. I've learned if it will impact the finished piece and bring me happiness, just cut it. 

So like last year, I have a stash I want to draw from when making the surprise row blocks... mine is labeled flamingos

and I'm ready for the challenge when it comes, of making the blocks work for me. 

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