Thursday, April 2, 2009

Goose bumps...

I have a love/hate relationship with paper piecing, freezer paper or otherwise. Give me strip sets and a rotary cutter or an improv project and I'm sewing and slashing away, cranking out blocks at an astonishing rate (for me, anyway).

This is the same reason I've always liked biking over running: you get to your destination faster.

Paper piecing just requires more time. And patience. And sewing in straight lines, which my Singer seems to be having a problem doing. Or maybe it's me.

Another gratuitous cat photo, in which Archie displays a love of fabrics that make him look even whiter.

At any rate, after much sewing and picking and resewing and ironing, the first six blocks are done. They are testing my patience, but they're so adorable they're worth it. They feel like Easter to me, all those pinks and oranges and purples and yellows. Maybe I'm trying to rush Spring? It seems like it could use a little help!

On to the next two blocks -- only 37 to go!

And only 6-11 working days until I get my Bernina back! Can you tell I miss it?

10 comments:

niki said...

OOOOO, jelly beans. I too live in the Chicago area and we really do need a bit of spring. Thanks for bringing some to me.

Diana said...

They do remind me of jelly beans. I love the colors you chose for this.

Karen said...

Your itty bitty geese are adorable and very colorful;) If you find Spring please send some my way;)

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

They are definitely springy!

I just realized that you are a noreply-comment blogger. That means I can't email you back when you leave a comment. If you put a check mark in front of "show email" in Edit Profile then I can email you.

Sarah said...

They definitely make it seem like Spring is on its way! Love them...

MichelleB said...

I love them! I have to get started on this.

jacquie said...

these are on my list of things to do...moving closer to the top...very springy!!

Judy Rys said...

Great colors! Archie looks a lot like a cat I had. Same markings, but mine was a Maine Coon with really long fur.

Amanda Jean said...

your blocks are wonderful! i love the colors that you are using. paper piecing in NOT my favorite thing, either. but i am happy to be doing it for this project. now if only my blocks would all come out the same size, i'd be doing even better!

susan said...

these blocks are gorgeous, such great colors for spring. your kitty is adorable