Yesterday morning when I was sitting here going through blog posts
over a cup of Coffee up pops the Blog post for the first block of the
over a cup of Coffee up pops the Blog post for the first block of the
New York Beauty QAL
Arghhhhh what am I going to do?
and where did the time go, I am so unprepared.
and where did the time go, I am so unprepared.
Deep breath, stand back and look at my fabric stash.
Not a lot in there to do a scrappy mix and no bundles that I wanted to use.
Would love to play with Batiks but no $$ for fabric this week :(
OK.....lets start somewhere ...... with solids?
I grabbed out every solid that I have
Not enough for 4 blocks without repeating a color
Standing back at the fabric stash again,
Word prints??????
Pulled them......don't have many of these :(
Did see potential though :o)
OK... templates printed, breakfast dishes were still in the sink and I had been no where near the laundry but I did have some meat out for Tea :o)
Oh...... Miss Lily had agreed to a PJ day Fantastic ...... here we go!
Now, to keep it REAL
here are my reject blocks for the day!
A lot of lessons learned in these blocks
so off to take two :o)
Happy with my color choices this time around
but imagine how great they would look if it went light / dark / light.
Now to sew the curves ....... grab a strong coffee, put tea on
(yes it really took me that long to get this far)
remember to breath and go for it!
I have not trimmed the blocks yet or sewn the four together.
I am not sure how I am going to lay out the blocks I will be making so I am going to do the trimming and squaring up at a later date.
I do like this idea on layout though
![](http://www.lenzula.de/img/pattern/free/Nyb/Nyb_Ula_Lenz.jpg)
So are you game to jump in on the QAL with me?
Just click on the button below and it should take you to all the details.
![Sew Sweetness](http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab257/bluemerleboutique/newyorkbeautybutton.jpg)
Enjoy your day,
I've got some more paper piecing templates to print out.
Oh .. and yesterday laundry to do :o)
hugs,
Sharon
Love the blocks you have done - great colours x
ReplyDeletenot sure whether to consider you a good or bad influence???? I love the colours you have chosen and I think I'm in.....
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I would be there in a moment BUT for the upcoming wedding and family staying over!... and laundry of course...lol.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and I'll watch your progress with delight! :)
wow Sharon you amaze me,nothing is too hard for you,you jump straight in and give it your best shot,what an inspiration you are.xx
ReplyDeleteI strangely love foundation piecing so I am in too, this will be for hubby and he likes the same layout as you. Off to dig out my batik fabrics and start sewing :)
ReplyDeleteI love yours with the solids and word prints....very cute!
ReplyDeleteLOL! Where do you find all these QAL's?!! *giggle* Boy do I have a bad case of envy when it comes to your ability to just get in there and get a whole lot of stitching/sewing done!!! You never cease to amaze me Sharon!!! ... I am loving that block!! And the quilt layout is gorgeous!!! ... This will be another gorgeous finish in no time!! *sigh*
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