We have a winner, Therese from Georgia. Thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments!
Today I am joined AGAIN by two blog buddies. We've never met but I
discovered their blogs this past year and I follow them because of their
obvious joy in playing with lovely fabric and making happy projects. This is our THIRD challenge, aided by fabrics from
Blank Quilting. For this
Lola Collection we each got 1/4 to 1/3 yard of
each print. Sometimes "small" works wonders.
Who are my partners in this challenge?
I invite you to visit their blog sites today, see what they have come up with, and then go to
Blank's Facebook page
and see what new things they may have. Come back and tell me you've
been to Blank's site and I will enter your name in a giveaway of
fabrics. None of us have enough to offer these exact fabrics, so I've
pulled together some other luscious Blank Quilting fabrics (see bottom
of this post for fabrics).
I started a few different times (and abandoned one completely), but here is the first try. It's a traditional block from my book "Supersize 'Em Quilts". This traditional block is called The Diadem.
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The Diadem Block: 12" x 12". Paper pieced corners |
The Diadem Quilt from my book
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Diadem blocks: 14" x 14". A great way to showcase a large scale print |
Then I re-discovered a pattern I had drafted over 10 years ago I call "Shark's Teeth" (I wonder why).
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10" Paper Pieced Shark's Teeth before final seam |
I used two fabrics (don't you love that leaf print?). How does it look on the under side?
The paper side of the Shark's Teeth units
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Two 5-1/2" x 10-1/2" Shark's Teeth units from the paper side |
And the Shark's Teeth block after the final seam:
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Shark's Teeth. Finished size will be 10" x 10" |
Shark's Teeth block with really strong contrast. How do you like this one?
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Shark's Teeth with a stronger fabric contrast |
I have taken the Shark's Teeth paper piecing patterns from my CD,
Building Blocks and Borders, (3", 4", 5" and 6") and added this 10" size. It is a 12 page pdf and is available at my
Craftsy Store. These patterns also include the reverse/mirror image patterns so that the angles go the other way. These patterns assume knowledge of how to paper piece.
Well, what do all those 40 patterns from the CD look like, huh? Here are the first 20.
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20 of the 40 foundation blocks for borders (or just fun blocks!) |
And here are the second set of 20. There are helpful tips and how-tos for foundation piecing. And for EACH block there is a full page of assembly and border options to give you creative ideas. Remember, you can mix and match these because ALL 40 of the blocks are in the same sizes.
What's the giveaway (USA and Canada only, unless an international winner is willing to pay the postage):
A
copy of the CD with all these patterns! As you can see, Shark's Teeth is in there, too!
Contest is over Friday, June 14 at midnight (East Coast time USA). Just leave me a comment on which of these 40 blocks you like and, if you care to tell me - what you think of paper piecing (keep it clean, those of you who hate it!)