FINISHED THE NEXT BLOCK

 I made the rest of the pieces for the Dalek block I started yesterday.  It's just a half block.  The ones below this need to be thought out and redrawn.

One more tricky part to do.

ON TO THE NEXT

 Making parts and pieces for the next block of the Dalek.

DALEK JOY

 I got this block finished today and put it up on the wall with the rest.

And its looking great!

But, can't stop now.  It's on to making parts for the next block.

These tracing paper overlays are a great help.

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:

WOW, IT'S GETTING THERE

 So, I did get up and go out to the studio by 5am.  I wanted to get the spikey parts of each petal done before our meet up with Irene Roderick to show our progress on our projects.

I just barely made it.  But I did and I even had time for breakfast before our 8am meeting.

I stuck the fabrics I dyed up around it, although I didn't have any idea about how to use them.  I was so pleased with the feedback I received.  They were some really good ideas, and I think I've got a direction I want to go.

TWO MORE

 I finished off yesterday's and did another section today, while visiting with my Brave Patch Monday group.  Lovely ladies, who put up with me mostly ignoring them while I sewed like a mad woman.

I started on another one, but didn't get it finished either - I've got to get up early tomorrow to get it done before our meet up with Irene Roderick.

ALMOST

 I almost got this one finished, but no...

PETAL E END

 This is Petal E.  It's at the top of the quilt. 

This one took all day, too.  

My neck hurts, and I'm tired of sitting.

And here it is, so far:

Welcome 2022 - the year of finishing - but I'm still waiting for my Q24 to be delivered - hopefully, this month.

PETAL B END

 It took all day, but here is the end part of Petal B of the Amity Baroque big flower.

Here's what's done so far:

The snows have stopped, for now.  It's cold, but beautiful - and so quiet.

BACK TO SEWING

I'm done dyeing fabrics, so it's back to cutting them up and sewing them back together.  The sewing machine was fixed yesterday and now I get to try it out.

I really enjoy fitting all of these intricate pieces together.  It's such a great feeling when they all fit and look great and it lays flat.

And, we took the steel tube bed frame to a business that will sand blast and put a new finish on it.  It is going to be so cool.

STARTING OVER

 I got the pattern traced onto freezer paper, and made some of the hash marks for aligning the pieces when sewing.

I cut out the 'petals' and started making them.  It feels like starting over because I've already made these petals.  Hopefully, this time it will go a little quicker and be better.

I'm doing one of the parts by paper-piecing again, too.

FREEZER PAPER SEWING

 I didn't think about reversing the pattern when I drew it out on the giant freezer paper, so now I'm having to add the registration marks on the front (in the seam allowance).   This is the opposite of how I've done it in the past.  Live and learn.

I've settled on the colors and started cutting and sewing.

and it begins

Half way.

BIGGER STILL

 I sewed together half of the quarter section of the Rhythm in Blues quilt.

Just one fourth of the quarter left to do then I can sew the quarters together.

This is the backside - seams pressed open.

GETTING BIGGER

 I sewed on my Rhythm in Blues quilt quarters while visiting with the Brave Patch Monday Makers.

I got a lot done.  It's getting bigger - almost there!

THE NEXT HALF

 I started in on the two pieces that make up the other half of the Rhythm in Blues quilt today while visiting with the Brave Patch folks.

I got a little section done (for both quarters).

HALF DONE

 I've got the two quarter pieces done.  That means I'm half done with the Rhythm in Blues quilt.

OVAL PIECES

 I spent a pleasant afternoon with the Monday Brave Patchers.  I sewed on my Rhythm in Blues quilt while we chatted about the world's woes.

I almost got the first quarter done.  There is just one more seam to sew.

The oval wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be either.  I'm pleased with how it's coming together.