Showing posts with label June Mod Bee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June Mod Bee. Show all posts

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Mod Bee 3 June Block for Kimberly - Dutch Rose

I am relieved to see I was not the only one who struggled with this block. I almost had to ask for replacement fabric from the QB too, and since they're vintage sheets I didn't even know if it was possible! Luckily my cutting errors were salvageable... at first I cut the wrong print for the center, but then luckily it turned out that I had to cut that fabric to the same size as the center piece anyway. BIG "phew" moment there.
Then as I was squaring up a green 5" piece to cut 2 1/2" squares from (to make the HSTs), I accidentally cut one side to 4 3/4"... d'oh!! I was able to fudge the 4 less-than-perfect HSTs in the block, and hopefully Kim will be able to fudge the 4 corresponding mini ones for her sawtooth border. ;)
I couldn't find a good spot in my apartment to photograph this but liked how it looked in the window!
Here's a "normal" picture of it...
Leftover mini-HSTs for sawtooth border as requested

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Perseverance for the June Queen Bee

Okay... Whew.  I wonder if someone told Kim W. that I am the worst at precision piecing, unless it is on a foundation.  So my ordeal began when I used the wrong square for one of the parts.  Now mind you, normally it would be an oops okay, but I had the precise number of pieces and they were all VINTAGE..  

So panic attack ensured with about 4 emails to her with various solutions...including like vintage fabric options.  Now I should probably back up.. I read through the instructions... Her instructions, the blog instructions that we were directed to... And there were a multitude of colors for the various parts.  But her descriptions was great... So once I figured that out I re read the instructions another 4 times lol. 

But I picked up the wrong blue square... Anyway I managed to salvage and was on my way.  I made sure to measure and follow everything to the tee.  But when it came time to put it all together.  The seams appeared off.  So I took those apart another 2 or 3 times each, and then realizes it will appear off until I switch the 1/4 inch. Can you say duh...

Anyway.  Now that I have done this block multiple times, I have to say I LOVE IT.  and will add this only project list.. I wonder what color combos I can come up with...

Thanks Kim W.  I realize that I am an A type even in sewing lol.

I hope you love it as much as I have grown and fallen for this scrappy nickel Dutch rose block.


Compete with your bonus squares... Yippee