Wednesday, June 26, 2013

W.i.P Wednesday: Swimming Along

Another month, 2 more blocks done for the fabulous Jaybird Quilts' Toes in the Sand.  Leading this group at Quilter's Way has definitely helped keep me on track and it's so fun to see everybody's blocks come together!  

I think this was the easiest month so far.  I figured out that if I stacked my fabric pairs right sides together I could cut all my strips at once and just take them to the machine and sew.  It went so quickly!!!  I also realized that I could get 6 triangles out of each strip rather than 4 as the pattern suggested.  Only needing to make 3 strip sets definitely sped things up.

Of course faster isn't better if you aren't paying attention...  I knew there was a problem when all my points weren't matching up.  What's a sewing session without a little un-sewing ;-)

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
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8 comments:

  1. oops! Oh well, the finished blocks look awesome. Can't wait to see the whole quilt!

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  2. Oh boy! At least you caught it now and not when the whole top was together.

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  3. oh wow. that requires a lot of attention!

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  4. These look really cool. I have the problem of trying to rush things.. I hate ripping.

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  5. Wow, what a neat block! I love your shades of blue!

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  6. That is just stunning - a combination of fabulous fabrics and a great pattern! Can't wait to see more of the sampler together!

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  7. All of my sewing sessions involve unsewing! Your triangles look fantastic!

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  8. These blocks look great!
    Hmmm un-sewing doesn't sound fun!

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