TRY THEN TRY AGAIN

 The red fabrics I have don't exactly match the red I've already used.  But, there was one Kona red that was close enough.  I wish I had another red print.  But, I made some arcs with the Kona Chinese Red.

It was okay, but the solid fabric just doesn't look right.  So, I thought I'd try a yellow print.  I found a small piece in the scrap bucket and made two arcs from them.  These are much better.

MAKING MORE COGS

I got the other two arcs of the 14" cogs made and started on the black 7" arcs for the little quilt I'm working on.  I got all 4 of them made while visiting with the Brave Patch Friday group.  These are not sewn together yet.

I hesitated at this point because I'm not sure what color cogs to put in the center part.  The Mickey Mouse fabric has only red, black, white and a little light grey.  I'm thinking about adding another color.

 

LITTLE QUILT STARTED

 I enjoyed making the Cogs so much I decided to use the Mickey Mouse fabric I just purchased to make a little quilt made up of the Cogs.  I'm challenging myself to make all three sizes.  I started with the 14" arcs.  And the red fabric I used needed to be fussy-cut to get the pattern all  oriented the same way in each cog.

I got a good start:

COGS WORKSHOP

 I got out to the studio early, 7am, to attend a Jenny Haynes Cogs Workshop through the Sew Squad.  

Jenny is so good about sharing all her tips and tricks.  This workshop was about Freezer Paper Piecing.  

Here's what I had made by the end of the day:

WEEK 18 OF PLAYCATION 2024

 Here is the improv block I made for Week 18 of Quilters Playcation 2024 with Cheryl Arkison.

BACKING FOR PEACH FUZZ

 I spent the last few days sewing the scraps from Peach Fuzz together to form a few slabs.  The scraps were mostly curves which made it challenging, but fun.  I was pleased that I used pretty much all of the scraps, with only a few small pieces left.

I used those slabs to make the backing for Peach Fuzz.

SATURDAY WITH KIDS

Darrell picked up Skyler and Scarlett for the weekend.  We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.

Then, back home, we painted rocks.

 

PEACH FIZZ IS A TOP

 I've been working on piecing the blocks for the Peach Fizz quilt.  The curves are coming together very nicely with a lot of pinning.  I got all of the rows finished and sewn together this morning.

It's a top!