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| the addition is an improv flying geese row at top |
I spent my creative time in my studio this week
When I want to spend time in my happy place but If I can't focus on sewing, I sort... this time sorted paper piecing pattern copies collection.
I looked through three books to come up with border ideas for my sunflower piece. I wasn't excited by any of them though...
I looked through my stash to choose fabrics to set off the sunflower piece.
I googled medallion quilts for ideas on how to set my sunflower piece...! All those great quilts on one long page of images! Me with one unset sunflower block!
the improv geese came from the scraps making the sunflower itself...
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| I know they look like bits to throw away! |
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| add in some tiny blue sky bits |
then since I didn't know what to do next, I stopped and moved on...
I listened to two creatives on a podcast talking about women's value.... my takeaway was
first
when you find yourself lacking, who are you comparing yourself to? Is that right/smart/helpful?
second
when you say to yourself, "I'm no good at "insert skill here" could that be changed to
"I'd like to be better at "insert skill here" instead
can you relate to self talk like this?
I finished up an old EPP project, tumbling blocks done with scraps. I thought the edge might be floppy when finished like this
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| so I cut some large half hexagons, and basted them to insert into the edge |
I safety pin them in place so I can sew this at night in front of the tv
the color of the month at RSC is yellow. Use those yellow scraps...
I got out an old pattern, not realizing just how small the blocks were going to be, and chose 9 soft yellow prints to make some pears
If I had more energy I might have chosen hand dyes to make these, and will in future I think.
this time I wanted to quickly make a couple blocks to try the pattern. I chose quickly and cut without dithering, and there is a lot of satisfaction in getting something done.
I'm more known for saturated colors, so this will be a different experience. I should have taken more time and chosen green pears, some orange ones, maybe in batiks or hand dyes but not this day.
It's all good, I love fabric, patterns and colors
this was a new to me method for joining binding at the end. Mostly it's a video for beginners but the end had a fresh approach
linking with
design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-6-26-23/
https://myblog-lunchbreak.blogspot.com/