Wednesday, February 16, 2011

WIP Wednesday {2.16.2011}

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

Here we are for another WIP Wednesday!  I know I say it every week, but I can't believe another week has gone by.  I started and finished a few projects this week, including this scrappy strings pillow:

scrappy string pillow

This pillow started as a trial run for an idea I had for my doll quilt for DQS 10:

DQS 10 Idea #1

It's made entirely of scraps from my scraps bin, and I love how bright and cheerful it is.  I wanted to use either Hope Valley or Central Park as the fabrics in my doll quilt, and I am not sure how this strings design will translate to a single line of fabric...

New Projects
DQS 10

So that brings me to this weeks WIP!  It's been all doll quilt all the time this week, I don't like leaving swap items or bee blocks till the last minute, so I've been getting anxious that I don't have anything completed yet for DQS 10

I *think* this is the design I am ultimately going to use.  I think this is a little more up my partner's alley, and, well, I really like it too! 


Right now I have all the pieces cut and up on my design wall.  I used a drunkard's path cutting template, and used Hope Valley for the circle quarters, and neutral greys and tans/beige colors as the background. 


I have already done a trial run of this block using some scraps, and white as the background.  There was definitely a learning curve to pinning and sewing those curved seams, but I think I have it down now.  I wasn't crazy about the boring white as the background of the trial blocks, but I think the varied neutrals adds interest in the background, without being overly busy, or taking away from the focal circle fabrics.  Do you agree? 

I know this looks HUGE right now, but when all is said and done, the blocks will cut down to measure 6 inches square, so the finished product will be 24 inches square.

Ongoing Projects

I think this really should say "stalled" projects.  I'll be honest, I have absolutely no plans to work on these during the next week, so I should just cut, copy, paste this section for next weeks WIP Wednesday!  haha

1.  Amy Butler sew-along.  I'll get to this.  eventually.  I will say this is project numero uno after my  DQS doll quilt is completed!
2.  p.s. i quilt postage stamp quilt along.  As long as this is done by May/June for my cousins bridal shower, all is good.
3.  I'll add this in for good measure...just a few bits a pieces  to add to my scrappy mug rug package to hopefully be mailed out this weekend...(label for the back, and I need one more little handmade goodie to add...)

Be sure to pop on over to Freshly Pieced and check out all the WIPs this fabulous Wednesday!



13 comments:

  1. Fab pillow! It is so cheery!
    Curved seams still intimidate me. I have a hard enough time with straight ones! :)

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  2. That pillow is great, it makes me want to raid your scrap bin LOL!

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  3. Love the Hope Valley Doll Quilt! I think you are right the greys and neutrals really offset teh Hope Valley fabrics so nicely. That is going to be a lovely quilt. Do one for yourself bigger!

    As for "stalled" projects, we all have them. Maybe we should all trade them and see what we come up with!

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  4. I saw this curved piecing project on Flickr and it didn't even register that it was your work. I've done this design a couple of times, and I just love doing it with all scrappy-look, rather than all one color. Yours looks really good, and I'm tickled to see you tackling curved piecing. Good for you....a small project like this becomes a really good teaching tool.
    There are so many ways to lay out those curved blocks that I always have to play for a day before I can decide !

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  5. Wow both of these projects are wonderful! I love your bright string pillow and the colors of the drunkard's path quilt are so awesome! Happy WIP Wednesday!

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  6. Looking good! I like your use of the varied neutrals - you're right, they add a bit of depth without adding busy. And the strings pillow is fabulous!

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  7. Love the pillow and the doll quilt! I feel inspired...

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  8. Love that pillow it's fantastic! And your doll quilt idea is wonderful. I'm the same way with swaps and bees. I have to get them out of the way before I can focus on my own projects!

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  9. Love that pillow and the circles are really great, they look tricky! You just reminded me I fogot to include my Amy Butler style stitches sew along in my WIP, I totally forgot about it probably because it's totally stalled! Ooops.

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  10. I totally heart that pillow, it is so cute!! I know what you mean about sticking with just one fabric line on a string pillow, but I think it will look great. Those circles are gorgeous!

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  11. Love the string blocks! And the circles. BOth great looking!

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  12. Oh, fabulous string pillow! I think something like that would be cute in one line as well, although all the bright colors in the original will be pretty tough to beat. : )

    And your DQS start is incredible too! I just love the neutral prints you chose for the background with the Hope Valley. Nice!

    Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday, have a great week.

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