I have a few paper pieced blocks to get done today...and drew up this little PP Flower. Thought you might enjoy it too. Here is the block finished.
You can print...then enlarge or reduce to any size you like. Use as a single block, or put four together with the #12 piece pointing towards the center for a pretty floral four-star block.
I'm working with 4-inch blocks (4 1/2" with seam allowance)...and here are the sizes for each fabric piece. I measure from top to bottom using the seam line as my top...and I add a generous 1/4 to 1/2 inch to all sides to make sure that I have a large enough piece of fabric for each section when I begin piecing. I stack cut fabric pieces by number...for each block so that when I start sewing...I don't have to stop to determine which piece is the next one. The stack is in numerical order according to the pattern...hope that makes since. For example, if I'm making six blocks...I would have six stacks of little pieces of fabric...each having the necessary twelve pieces to do the pattern...and each stack having #1 piece on top and #12 piece on bottom with the others in numerical order.
GREEN
#7 = 1.5 x 3.5 inches
#10 = 3.0 x 1.5 inches
#12 = 4.0 x 2.5 inches
WHITE
#2 = 2.0 x 3.0 inches
#3 = 2.75 x 3.25 inches
#6 = 15 x 3.5 inches
#8 - 2.75 x 1.75 inches
#9 = 3.5 x 1.5 inches
#11 = 3.0 x 1.25 inches
PINK
# 1 = 2.0 x 3.0 inches
BLUE
#4 = 3.0 x 1.5 inches
#5 = 4.0 x 1.75 inches
Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
I know that it's still a little early...but the 13th will be here before you know it! Thought you might enjoy a little monogram design...use the flowers at the start and end if you like...or do your own embellishment. Enlarge to the size you need.
I think an embroidery in the center of a lovely little Crazy Quilt Pillow would make a nice little giftee!
Let's see if I can make that happen for my own Mom!
If you need a different family endearment for Mother...just sent me a comment, and I'll post it here.
on the computer? These past couple of weeks have been un-usually full for me. I've been very busy loading all of the webpages for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project and helping to coordinate a small retreat for about 18 ladies on the HGTV Board with me. There has been little time to stitch!
I did take some CQ work to the retreat...and managed to couch down lace pieces on about nine blocks...and started the embellishment on one of them...but nothing really to photograph for y'all yet.
I have been on the laptop...still working on webpages for CQJP the past five hours...and have been just wrestling with the software. After changing 3-5 pages..it wants to lock up. So, I have to come out...and then log in again...very cumbersome! So, doesn't look like much stitching today or tomorrow either!
Normally, I spend about 3 hours a day on this laptop...unless I am writing classes...and that changes to about 7 hours a day.
