this looks like a hot mess, and in a way it is. what you can’t see is the ever growing pile o’holyscraps over there ———->
I’ve wanted to make a kaleidoscope quilt for a long time. Even designing one in a program but not quite getting what I needed out of it. So Sizzix comes to the rescue. After pressing some* of these batiks I started cutting.
*some were from a 5” charm square pack I had from teaching some time back.
I wasn’t quite sure where this where this was going color placement wise, and quite frankly I’m still not. I know you’re not surprised by this either.
I made the choice for this one fabric to the be the background, realizing that I didn’t have enough I found this glorious orange. I ripped several pieces off the yardage, pressed, and figured out how to cut each strip to get the pieces I wanted.
I’m using Superior’s MicroQuilter 100 wt polyester for the piecing. No distortion here.
Tip number two for the day, I put my iron on the lower middle setting for the cotton. Wow! what a difference this is making as I can press for longer periods of time and not burn my fingers. The bigger difference, the fabric isn’t warping. Good golly I’ve been quilting for over twenty-four years you’d think I would have learned this by now, right? Not so. Sheesh.
Now I have another idea for this same die.
I need to set this aside for a few days while I work on some other stuff. Stay tuned.
Saturday I’ll have another installment of the Quilted Block of the Month.
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Just bought a Sizzix Big Shot Plus. Already in love! I’ve ordered some more dies but have made some triangle cut outs already. Had them waiting to sew up for days but it’s hard to with a nine week old baby, haha! Your scrap pile is great!
Enjoy your 9 week old baby! How fun is that.
The BigShot will certainly expedite piecing for those odd moments when that baby isn’t on your person. Enjoy!