Wednesday, June 26, 2013

W.i.P Wednesday: Swimming Along

Another month, 2 more blocks done for the fabulous Jaybird Quilts' Toes in the Sand.  Leading this group at Quilter's Way has definitely helped keep me on track and it's so fun to see everybody's blocks come together!  

I think this was the easiest month so far.  I figured out that if I stacked my fabric pairs right sides together I could cut all my strips at once and just take them to the machine and sew.  It went so quickly!!!  I also realized that I could get 6 triangles out of each strip rather than 4 as the pattern suggested.  Only needing to make 3 strip sets definitely sped things up.

Of course faster isn't better if you aren't paying attention...  I knew there was a problem when all my points weren't matching up.  What's a sewing session without a little un-sewing ;-)

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
Check out what everyone else is up to at this week's W.i.P. Wednesday:-)
Posted by at
Labels:

8 comments:

  1. AimeeJune 26, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    oops! Oh well, the finished blocks look awesome. Can't wait to see the whole quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  2. JenJune 26, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    Oh boy! At least you caught it now and not when the whole top was together.

    ReplyDelete
  3. VeraJune 26, 2013 at 9:34 AM

    oh wow. that requires a lot of attention!

    ReplyDelete
  4. AmandaK@whatthebobbinJune 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    These look really cool. I have the problem of trying to rush things.. I hate ripping.

    ReplyDelete
  5. A Trio BeautifulJune 26, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    Wow, what a neat block! I love your shades of blue!

    ReplyDelete
  6. StephanieJune 26, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    That is just stunning - a combination of fabulous fabrics and a great pattern! Can't wait to see more of the sampler together!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Tina in BostonJune 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM

    All of my sewing sessions involve unsewing! Your triangles look fantastic!

    ReplyDelete
  8. MalinisQuiltsJune 26, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    These blocks look great!
    Hmmm un-sewing doesn't sound fun!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)