one little star - new world opens!
07-20-2011, 09:13 AM
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When I took my intro to quilting class last summer I thought I had done my last tedious, tiny little pieces block. No more triangles, flying geese, etc, not for me, no, no, no.
Well, I posted earlier that I was doing pinwheels - though they are large ones (6 1/2 inch block). And now ....
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages ....
I present to you....
a star!
Made with my 10 little fingers. Though it's not perfect I am no longer limited to straight lines, and square blocks! Whoo-hoo! (a bit of experience is a wonderful thing.)
I REALLY know this is not a big deal, but ... when most of my blocks have had 3 - 7 pieces to have one with 17 pieces is a door opening to all kinds of things I just wouldn't look at before. Someone once asked what the attraction was for things like Yellow Brick Road, Turning 12, etc and I replied that I was happy with those because I could put the pedal to the metal and go, go, go. Now I'm thinking a pattern does not have to say "beginner" in order for me to try it. And I can take a bit more time to do something fun. So .. feels like a big deal to me! :)
Well, I posted earlier that I was doing pinwheels - though they are large ones (6 1/2 inch block). And now ....
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages ....
I present to you....
a star!
Made with my 10 little fingers. Though it's not perfect I am no longer limited to straight lines, and square blocks! Whoo-hoo! (a bit of experience is a wonderful thing.)
I REALLY know this is not a big deal, but ... when most of my blocks have had 3 - 7 pieces to have one with 17 pieces is a door opening to all kinds of things I just wouldn't look at before. Someone once asked what the attraction was for things like Yellow Brick Road, Turning 12, etc and I replied that I was happy with those because I could put the pedal to the metal and go, go, go. Now I'm thinking a pattern does not have to say "beginner" in order for me to try it. And I can take a bit more time to do something fun. So .. feels like a big deal to me! :)
07-20-2011, 09:24 AM
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Congratulations! And I notice that the points of your stars leave well enough room to add a border - well done! I've seen many stars and leaves where the points go right to the edge making it impossible to join them together and keep the pointy edges.
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