Blossom and Bev: Not for Sissy Girls!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Not for Sissy Girls!

Yesterday I did 4 more Scrappy Trip Around the World blocks for a total of 12. Here they are (not sewn together). I don't want to sew it together yet. We have all the small tone-on-tone chevrons coming from Riley Blake and they are the colors I love so I want to incorporate them into this quilt.

This is a really fun quilt that's ultra-fast and easy. I also worked on some paper piecing but didn't even get one block completed. They are difficult patterns that are not for sissy girls! Well, difficult for me that is. I could never attempt these quilts without paper piecing. I like to do a couple of blocks a week. This is Orange Peel in batiks:

And this is what I call Oklahoma Beauty. This particular block has 4 pieces and I'm still on the 3rd piece. If only I didn't have to stop for pesky things like cleaning, washing, cooking or work!

I'm doing it in my favorite fabrics. Will I live long enough to complete these quilts? Who knows...at the rate I'm going I might have to make it to my 90's. We will see. Grandmother made it to 99, so it could happen. Hope you're having a great Monday and that you find some time to sew. Cheery wave from Bev

5 comments:

Gayle said...: You always use the funnest fabrics for your quilts - I love them all! And those paper pieced ones look like a LOT of work!

Quick question - I'm in the middle of making some of the scrappy trips - after you've sewn the last step, do you press the seams all one way? Or alternate directions like when you sewed the strips together? Just wonderin'....; February 11, 2013 at 2:07 PM
20 North Ora said...: Don't you hate it when things like washing laundry, cleaning, etc. take up your valuable time when you could be sewing? I sure do!

Judy; February 11, 2013 at 4:13 PM
Prudence said...: What pattern are you using for both the scrappy "trip" and the paper piecing? Both very cheerful!; February 11, 2013 at 4:30 PM
gilly said...: Oh Bev, you do give me a giggle :-) I hope you live well beyond 99 and keep sewing all these gorgeous goodies!
Hugs xx; February 12, 2013 at 2:25 AM
Unknown said...: I just love the fabrics that you are using for the paper piecing block. Is this your design?

thelady at hotmail.com; February 13, 2013 at 8:51 PM

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