I've wanted to make this pattern since I first saw Jenny was playing with the idea of doing a double wedding ring with her Quick Curve Ruler. I plan to start on it this week.
My background will be white. I have not decided what fabrics I will use for the triangles, but I have several options. I plan to make a few rings and then try out my options before making a decision.
A few weeks ago I showed you the start of my blocks for Pat Sloan's Scrappy Little Wishes Challenge. Click here to read that post and for the link to the challenge.
After completing my scrap group mystery quilt last week, I realized that I made way too many half square triangles for that project and even sewed quite a few of them into star points. These are the same size as I need for Scrappy Little Wishes. So I changed gears on this project and used the star points I had already sewn.
For some reason I made 14 nine patch centers. Thus, despite having already made two blocks with my scrappy white/cream backgrounds, I had enough to do the above 12 blocks with gray background fabric.
So I've made 14 blocks in all. The 12 with the gray background will become one quilt. I have already cut sashing fabric from the gray and will use more 2.5" scrap squares as corner stones. This will give me a finished quilt size of about 44" by 56".
I will keep working on the other blocks as I have everything cut to make at least 10 more of that color way. Maybe I will set them differently. I'll have to make them all and see what they tell me before making a final setting decision for them.
This is my mom's quilt. She brought it to me for quilting.
She requested a simple all-over meander. I am returning it to her and she will do the binding.
I think the backing fabric may be my favorite part of this quilt.
Bicycle fabric seems to be popular right now.
I finished the second pin cushion I began last week.
I used the same cotton print on the front for the back.
And I added an initial tag that I stamped with a metal stamp.
This one may turn into a class sample.
I gave you a sneak peak of this project a couple weeks ago. The pattern was revealed yesterday so now I can show it to you.
The pattern is called the Sophia Pouch by Svetlana who blogs at s.o.t.a.k. handmade. This is the first pattern of Svetlana's I've used and it will not be the last. She has some really cute patterns in her shop. I recently got the Helen Shoulder Bag and will be making it next.
This pattern is well written with good photos of all key steps. In this bag I learned a new-to-me technique for installing a zipper and learned how to make bias piping. The instructions for making bias piping are not in the pattern but since I didn't have any pre-made packages I had to make my own. I found several good instructions by doing a simple search and had no trouble making it. You do not need to use the piping in the pattern. In fact one of the other pattern testers didn't and her bag is just as cute as mine.
Be sure to visit Svetlana's blog post about this pattern release to see the Sophia Pouches made by the other testers. And check out her shop if you are interested in purchasing a bag pattern.
My friend Vicki is another hand-dyer. She wanted a hand-dyed clothesline tote like mine, but didn't want to make it herself. We worked out a deal and I made her tote.
This is what I started with.
And here is the finished tote.
It turned out fabulous!
Now that her tote is finished I can start on the one she hand-dyed for me.
I finished one of the wool pin cushions I started earlier this week.
Here it is ready to be turned into a pin cushion.
And here it is finished.
Initially I thought she needed to be a little fatter. Now I think she is perfect.
The finished size is about 4" square.
