Around and around....and..........

224 times to be exact

Around each of the 56 blocks inner Kona Ivory border.  You know what though?  I will take it.  I thought it would be a bother,but it is rather relaxing.  A little at a time and I will get there.  No fretting here.  The Aurifil thread makes it even nicer.  Plus on Wed.  I will be having a sewing play date with my quilting buddy, Brittany.  Yippee!!

Guess what????  Ya'll are so AWESOME to me!  Y'all left me the best comments last post and gave me your vote as I had asked.  Thank you so, so much!  

This is how I press my seams.  I like to use as little ironing as possible when paper piecing so as not to disturb the seams so much.

Look at all those seams butted up against one another.

Armed with my walking foot to get over those rough spots of thickness.

#2 won!

The next day I printed out the templates for May's BOM and got right to it.  This was an easy block to piece until I had to put all the pieces together.  There was a pic of how to do the A pieces.  No pic for the B pieces.  After trial and error I was able to get it all figured out.  So I thought.  Then came the realization that there would be a frayed edge exposed in the grey center.  Oops.  This was going to bug me.  What to do?  I measured the block out and it was about 1/4" bigger than the 6 1/2" it should be.  This obviously worked in my favor.  I stitched over a little closer to the marking on the paper for 1/4" and viola!  As you can see in the pic the corners are a little hodge podge.  In my defense,that was the shape of the template given.  No problem.  Once I am done with the year,I can hide those edges in a seam allowance as best I can and move ahead:)

I promised a quilt top pic!  Here she is!  The other side of the double sider.  I had to get it near my easy on the eye Nikko Blue Hydrangea.

Nothing better than that!!

OK I gotta talk about the trip to Raleigh!  Ayden and I had an amazing time with Pam.  See the two in the background there?!  This was the 1st place we visited and the BEST by far.

The owner was tops!!!  So friendly, sweet, and she even had Ayden helping her with boxes and unwrapping a new Halloween fabric line.  He loved it and was rewarded in chocolate.  Who can beat that?!

The house used to be another quilt shop before Cary Quilting Company took the reigns.  This place is 82 yrs old and a diamond in the rough!!!  I recommend it to anyone!  Anywhere lol

Charm is written all over it.

Fabric wreath

CARY QUILTING COMPANY

I got some Simply Color Leafy Stripe by V. and C. in Aqua and a darling hedgehog pattern.  I also ordered the quilt pattern that goes along with it and it will come in the mail I was told.  I have had a thing for hedgehogs in fabrics lately.

We decided that Wish Upon A Quilt was next in the line up.  We went there last year as well.  Great store!  Lots of FQ's and Kona was on sale for $5 something a yd!

Westminster Philip Jacobs Feathers in Soft
Out to Sea by Sarah Jane My Favorite Ship in Sky
Far,Far Away by Heather Ross Playing Horses in Natural

We visited one more shop and then went to lunch at Tony's Oyster Bar and Restaurant for some shrimp nachos.

On a whim, we decided on Bernina's World of Sewing where we had the most luck of the day.

Flea Market Fancy DS Bouquet in Turquoise
Full Moon Forest by Tula Pink Trees in  Pink score!  done by Pam!
Salt Water by Tula Pink Submarines and Seaweed in Coral
Flea Market Fancy by DS Posies in Turquoise

This stack has yum written all over it:):):):)

Oh and look at what Pam sewed for me!

The paper dolls are  her and I as friends!  Isn't that the BEST gift ever?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Thank you,thank you Pam!!  She has more of them that she has sewn and posted here.

Maybe some hand embroidered faces for these two in the future;)

It was a long,FUN packed day!!!!!

To reward ourselves, because we weren't rewarded already enough  we went to an ice cream shop specializing in homemade ice cream in front of our last quilt shop.  It was divine!! 

Someone had to do it!!!!  It was tough!

Relaxing

Playing games in the car with Ayden while traveling from one quilt shop to the next

Talking to other quilters in the area

Enjoying the weather 

REAL tough

I recommend it.



Sara


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My Quilt Infatuation

The Black Hole

Black Hole Sun??  That is what I keep thinking as I piece this block. Remember that song??  I used to hear it ALL the time back in the day by Soundgarden.  I may have liked it then.  Don't recall.

This block for the Lucky Stars BOM is truthfully called Black Hole Star.  I cut out all the pieces in one shot and then started making my triangle sections the same day.  I had 3 done and then I took a break and returned to it this morning to finish it off.

This is the first layout.  I am still using the same fabric lines of Little Apples by Aneela Hoey, some Art Gallery in pink and  a pink dot for contrast.

Second layout.  I did originally have it arranged with the 1st one being my choice.  Now I just don't know which is winning me over!

Hmmmmmmm........please let me know which ####### you like personally in the comments.  Pretty please!  Whichever one receives the most votes wins!!

For this paper pieced pattern, I did come across an issue with a couple of the pieces and decided to make them 1/4" bigger on one side and 1/8" bigger on the other.  They were originally 1x3 cut pieces.  This made my life easier.

I have looked around at others blogs that were attempting this block and I noticed that people were skeptical about those points all meeting up together and all the stitching going on there.  So I am going to take my time with the "connections" I will encounter.  It pays to be nosy sometimes ya know!!!

After the Black Hole Sun Star, I am onto May's BOM.  I will persevere.  Oh pretty please.

Oooooooh  Oooooooooh.....I want to show you what I bought at the NC Symposium from 2 weeks ago I think;)

These are from Linderella's Quilt Shop in Southern Pines,NC which is about 40 minute drive from me.  I have been there once.  I really, really must go back.  Such a cute,cute shop!  She was doing a special where you buy 5   1/2 yd cuts for $20!!  Eeeek I had to get some Tula Pink for that price.

Birds and Bees line:
Bees Knees in Forest
Tree of Life in Pool
Ladybugs in Apple
Meteor Shower in Olive

Salt Water line:
Tortoise Shell in Seaweed

Do you ever buy a line and think I like it---right?!!  There is a little questioning in the back of your mind,but you go ahead with the purchase anyhow.  That is what I did with these Tula prints.

Now I AM SERIOUSLY IN LOVE with them!!!!  I was looking around some fabric stores online making sure I had the correct name for each print before I added them into my post.  It was like "oooh I have that one,and that one!"  So. much. fun.

Although,now I just want the Swallow Skies in Storm from Birds and Bees.

Also....

I saw this print at 2 of the stores we visited in Cary,NC Tues. that I SHOULD have just grabbed.

This one I saw at one of the shops and didn't dive for it!  Geesh.  Geesh.  Geesh.

They look so wonderful in person!

When I first saw this line I adored it.  Then not so much.  NOW I adore it again.  Love hate relationship anyone?!  lol

I know ya'll are dying to hear about my adventures in Raleigh/Cary Tuesday!!!  I am going to keep you in suspense a bit longer due to some rain that we just started getting at this very moment.  I would like to take pics outside and show you my loot and the uuuuber sweet gift Pam got me!!!!!!

Due to the raindrops, I also am not able to get a pic of the other side of the double sided quilt for commission.  What a tongue twister!  :(  I am waiting for the flannel to come in the mail.  It is due for delivery on Mon. we shall see.

Don't forget to let me know which paper pieced Black Hole Star you admire best!!!

Thanks:)

Sara

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