Teeny Tiny Paper Piecing

***UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PATTERN IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE***

Jeli Quilts is no longer selling her patterns and since they are not my patterns, I can't share with anyone.

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Have you ever seen something online and thought, oh my.  I need to try to make that. 

 Well, that was me with this pattern I saw on Instagram.  

The pattern was by Jeli Quilts. 

 I bought it on Craftsy. 

 I saw that Jeli had shrunk her pattern to 33% and made the cutest pin cushion I had ever seen. 

 I love the ring of geese anyway. 

 So with her permission, I too shrunk her pattern and started paper piecing.  

Here is one of my quarters.  See those blue seeds in there??

Pretty small huh?

This shows all 4 quarters finished.

All sewn together.

Choosing the back of the pin cushion.

I sewed an inch of white all the way around this.

Next step was to spray baste the "top" to the batting and quilt it.  I went with straight line quilting

Now for the quilting.

You can see I have not trimmed it yet. 

 I have since trimmed it to just over 4.5" square and have sewn the back to this. 

 Now to stuff it, using crushed walnut shells and sew the opening closed. 

 Then it will be ready for our guild exchange!

Here we go.

It's all stuffed and the opening sewn shut!

I hope it's new owner will love it as much as I do!!

I learned that I loved to do teeny, tiny paper piecing. 

 I really enjoyed making this and will make more in the future. 

 I was a little imtimidated but it really was easy and I really did enjoy the process! 

 If you purchase the pattern, tell Jeli I sent you!!

Linking up to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday too.  

~XOP~

Geese In A Ring

WHEW!  I finally have all 7 of my Geese In a Ring blocks ready to send out in the mail!!
We all chose the colors we wanted to have made for us.
Here is a photo of all of the blocks.
Tell me what you think.

I made three rainbow blocks, one orange and aqua, one green and purple, one pinks and reds and one pink, yellow and green. 

I LOVE how all of these blocks came out.

They take a LOT of time but are so beautiful.

I never tire of looking at these blocks!

What about you?  What are you working on?

~XOP~

OOPSIE Here's What Happens When You Rush

I was making geese blocks like crazy and then I began to take the paper off.
UGH!  Look at this one.

See it there in the upper left hand corner?

The paper was white and the fabric is white and I just didn't even see it until I took the paper off. 

I ended up having to make over 2 blocks. 

But I got all the geese made, now I just need to take off all the paper and sew them into blocks. 

That's the plan for this week so I can ship by the weekend.

I did manage to get one entire block sewn too, the one for Mary Catherine. 

She wanted pink, green and yellow.

Of course I had some help.

Have a wonderful day!

~XOP~

Got 6 Hours?

That's how long it took me to make the components of 3 Geese In A Ring blocks!
I am in a swap group and need to get my blocks done to put in the mail but have not had any time since before Christmas to make them.
It takes so long to make one block though.
If they weren't so amazing I would probably have given up by now, LOL.
Here are the three I managed to make yesterday.

This one is for my friend Jeannette.

I was especially pleased to have been able to center the bunny and the yellow henna garden.

Now I have to take the paper off the blocks and sew them together.

Then I need to start on the last 3.

One is reds and pinks, one is pink, yellow and green and the last one is for me!!

In aqua and lime green!!

Well, I had best get my behind in gear, haha.

I'm watching Rome with my DH and I hate to go into the sewing room just now, but I am going to go shortly, as soon as this episode is finished. Have any of you seen the series?

It is wonderful! 

So happy sewing everyone and tell me if you have any tv series you like watching.

~XOP~

My First Block Swap

I guess that is not technically true but it is my first modern block swap and I am so excited about it.  I have to make 8 blocks from the Geese In A Ring pattern found here.  It is paper pieced.  (I am not a huge fan, but am getting faster at it).  I LOVE this block so much.  I have to make 7 blocks in the colors requested by each person in the group.  Then send them to the swap mama to re-distribute.  My good friend, Jeannette is participating.  We are having fun "choosing" from each other's stash which fabrics we want in our block!

Here is my first block, made for Amy (Calico Cat) in her choice of orange and aqua:

I did so much ripping and re-stitching making this block, but I am happy with the outcome.

When I came home from work yesterday I walked into my living room (sewing room) and saw this

Oh Aiden you are such a big goof! How do cat's do that? She has to be so umcomfortable! YIKES!!

Lastly I leave you with an amazing thrift shop find of mine from late last week.

I thought this little owl pin cushion was so adorable! Now, do any of you know that that hole in the bridge of her beak is for? Glasses? Scissors? Something else entirely? Inquiring minds want to know! ~XOP~