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WIP Wednesday {Last three Wildflowers}

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1 May
I finished three more Wildflowers this past week. They are so fun to make, but I think I will stick with nine for now. I’m eager to get them stitched together into a pillow. 
Typically, I am not drawn to making scrappy quilts. Truthfully, I feel a bit incapable when it comes to creating the scrappy look. But I want to stretch myself in this area. 

Blue is an Anna Maria Horner Field Study,
the plum is from Architextures

What I like about scrappy quilts is the attention they demand from the viewer. At least on my part, whenever I lounge under a scrappy quilt, I look at the quilt blocks and decide which was my favorite. (That’s my favorite. No, that’s my favorite!) 
Not sure about the strawberry, I think it’s a Kokka?
The yellow is from Pam Kitty Morning (I think!)
Choosing fabrics for these wildflowers was a bit difficult because I’m naturally drawn to tone-on-tone or tone-on-white fabrics. So my stash was a bit lacking when I went looking for multi-colored pieces. 
Although, I did forget to raid my scrap pile. Dur. 
Maybe I do need to make more of these Wildflowers after all?

This is my favorite!
Green is an Amy Butler I think. 
Here’s the lot all laid out. I will be stitching them together with the kite pieces in between. I was thinking ash, but white brought out the colors much better. 

I can’t resist a picture of a nice stack of blocks. 

I am linking up to Lee’s WIP Wednesday.
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  1. Charlotte says

    May 1, 2013 at 11:20 am

    those are so lovely! I can't wait to see them all stitched together 😀

  2. sharpie says

    May 1, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    So beautiful! Especially when they're all laid out – loving the scrappiness, well done! Do you have a pattern for these lovelies?

  3. Cindy says

    May 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    Awe, I think they all look very special! Can't wait to see the finished project.

  4. Amanda K says

    May 1, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    Pretty! I love the scrappiness of the blocks.
    Amandak@whatthebobbin

  5. Kelly says

    May 1, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    They look so cool all together!

  6. Pinspot says

    May 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    I love these blocks! The color pairings are fabulous.

  7. Renee says

    May 2, 2013 at 4:04 am

    Those are so great! It will be a lovely pillow!

  8. Serena Edwards says

    May 2, 2013 at 6:38 am

    That is going to be one happy pillow! Can't wait to see it finished 🙂

  9. Heidi Staples says

    May 2, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    Love these — what a great pillow! I love doing scrappy projects, but for me they take so much more thought than just using prints from one collection, so it's a lot more time consuming. But worth it!

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  1. Kitchen Progress {WIP Wednesday} – Bryan House Quilts says:
    February 29, 2016 at 1:09 pm

    […] too.  From the couch, I’ve been slowly working on the background piecing for my wildflower blocks. This is not my favorite part of EPP, so I’m plodding through.  Also, […]

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My tip for you this week is to set your seams by pressing after you remove the freezer paper!

Set your seams by pressing on the right side first, then flip and press in the direction your pattern suggests. Pressing is just as important as the piecing itself! 

Remember: press in one spot for about 5 seconds... no sliding! This keeps your fabric happy and prevents stretching.

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I don’t know about you, but for me, quilting has n I don’t know about you, but for me, quilting has never been about just making quilts.

It’s about slow mornings, quiet time to myself, creating something with my hands, spending time doing something textile, not scrolling on the internet, spending more time creating and less time consuming...

And I think that’s exactly why so many people are being drawn to quilting today.

You want to get offline, learn something new, and have more quiet time that is just for you and your imagination. ✨

I think we could ALL use more of that in our lives, and if you want to give it a try, I’ve got a free class you can sign up for by commenting ‘FREE’ below. 💕

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last de I’ve taught thousands of quilters over the last decade, and I’ve been quilting myself for over 15 years, and this is what I’ve learned. ⬇️

What’s stopping you from quilting isn’t that you don’t want to do it. It’s because you have already convinced yourself of something before even giving it a fair shot. 

You’re probably thinking something like...

👉 “I don’t think I’m creative enough.”
👉 “It looks too complicated.”
👉 “I wouldn’t know where to start.”
👉 “I don’t have enough time.”
👉 “What if I spend all that money and I’m terrible at it?”
👉 “I’ve never been good at sewing.”

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Almost every quilter I know started with one of those ideas in their head, including me. 🤫

The beautiful quilts you see today didn’t begin as beautiful quilts, they began as just an idea and a willingness to try.

Nobody sits down at a sewing machine and automatically knows how to quilt.

You learn by just doing it, sewing stitch by stitch, and every time you enter your sewing room, it gets a little bit easier, and you start to enjoy it more and more. 

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