Happy Fourth of July--I hope you get a chance to do some holiday celebrating!
I am planning to get a few things prepped so I can work on them when I have a few free moments. I'll be setting up some Stitch Society hexagons, of course, and also my Primitive Gatherings block of the week,
Sunflower Gatherings. I can't believe we are up to block five already! I am loving the sunflowers and all the happy scrappy fabrics.
![Sunflower Gatherings blocks 1-4](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZJ9oqhgGPcJwqtr-GgkRb4hO9J_teWMkfhDWmULe0qc3IqUubcNib5ue5K59GcrUdI13y7dgR4VWBY6tNNleOI9EUOkTdZ7KioaDVkcIKz8a7b-oFsQ0qFw7h9_fSr-w43VtnFOZWPo/s280/DSC03703.JPG) |
Blocks one through four are pretty much done, aside from the parts that overlap into the alternate blocks. I have been making the components for the alternate blocks, but I will wait until the end to make all of them at the same time. That way I can mix up the fabrics a bit more. |
![Martha Stewart Hydrangea paper punch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHSqrDV-F5SWIklXQZliThMPVp91lIQ_qXDnbcJOVn-zZnnyJCoV7LOiRmeJQeyrFFCbDjSQKnsTV92KY9_x5f7svc8dPhcscHxa3yrbpoqKFu0CG82uI_JDhp-WLG27beFEorhElmtY/s280/DSC03700.JPG) |
Confession: I just couldn't face cutting out 52 of the tiny flowers for block three. They measure 3/8 of an inch and I cound not get them to look pretty. I did some online research and found a Martha Stewart hydrangea paper punch. With a little experimentation, I got some good results. The punch isn't meant for cutting wool, obviously, but with the fusible web and the paper left on the back to stabilize the wool and a lot of muscle, I am pretty happy with the way they turned out. I had to pick them out of the punch with a tweezers, and occasionally had to snip a few fibers, but it worked! Toward the end, I figured out it worked even better if I just did one of the tiny flowers at a time instead of both of them on the punch. |
![Sunflower Gatherings block 3](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-9OEwRpARtjeJw5pgsdULRMXH4v6DoYxkoaCR6GH5UFv0ybTg1RqlxddQA6gC8sO3v2PgR6O-of2416bQ1aNVAzYPMUybctj3tkeQs5XQoWkpwH3d2d8JZwhRLe5djRdopkmnXb2nb4/s280/DSC03704.JPG) |
I think they turned out very cute--well worth the price of the punch and so much better looking than the few I tried cutting on my own!
Have a fun and safe weekend!! |
Brilliant solution for those tiny flowers!
ReplyDeleteOh...what a great idea for those tiny flowers - I said quite a few bad words while tracing and cutting! And the bad thing...I think I have that punch and did not even once think about using it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the punch idea! I'm getting read to do block 3. So, I ordered it right away to save myself some frustration! Plus, JoAnn's has a special on shipping today!
ReplyDeletePretty!! I opted out of those tiny flowers...made them just a little bigger! Your idea was a winner!
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