WIP WEDNESDAY

I'm focusing on quilting this week, so my WIP is something that I work on in between bigger projects. The pattern name is Tessellating Flowers, and it's one that I have loved since I first saw it at a friend's house many years ago. In fact the fabric I'm using is some I bought on my way home from her house after that visit. 

I had a hard time finding the name of the pattern. It wasn't in any of my books, and Pinterest didn't yet exist. I eventually learned the name from looking at pictures on Google, but they wanted $5 for the pattern, which I wasn't willing to spend. I knew it was simple, but what I didn't know was the proportions of the pieces. I did several experiments, then eventually put it away and worked on other things. This spring the fabric made it to the top of a pile and I did some more exploring on the internet to see what I could find out. This time Pinterest came to my rescue and confirmed what I had suspected - that the small squares are half the size of the large ones. So I cut and marked more pieces, and now I have a tray holding blocks waiting for a day of assembly.

Because people are sometimes interested in these things, I'm including two pictures showing the containers I use for WIPs. Some of the best I've found are various plastic dishes that show up at the beginning of summer when picnic season begins. I think this one is supposed to hold veggies and dip, but it's perfect for this project. There are large and small squares ready to sew together, and the units that will be sewn together to make the block. Since there was a section left over, it's the perfect place to put an extra bobbin so I know where it is when I need it. 

The second container is just a plastic tray, but when I saw these on the shelf I saw immediately that they were stackable. This means if I need to use more than one for a particular project they can stay together without taking up a lot of room on the table. This one is holding finished blocks until the day I decide I have enough and start sewing the quilt top together. They're inexpensive and colorful and make me happy when I look at them; what more can you ask from a quilting tool?


Comments

  1. mjhSeptember 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM

    your love of colour makes my heart happy

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  2. MicheleSeptember 18, 2018 at 12:37 PM

    I can't wait to see this one finished. It's gorgeous!

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