Hand in Hand (TSS 028)

 

Sorry, Lauri. You will have to wait to see those little hexies come together. It took days to make them after I narrowed down my preferred technique, and piecing together is slow going on these tired eyes.

In the meantime, here's one I completed yesterday morning while Steve was at work. You can't tell it here, but the spikes are 3-dimensional using a template and fabric folding. I'm glad I fussy-cut the stripe, but, by their nature, the tips looks little wonky.

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That's a lot of pieces!

I've decided to keep a counter at the bottom of these posts to track them. 

The totals are based on the original patterns and not on deviations.

Hand in Hand = 25

Total to Date: 508 pieces*

*The count only includes the blocks I've completed to date

Friends Around the Corner - FAIL! (TSS 008)

Thought you might laugh along with me. 

I saw Block #8 come out and immediately thought "fabric folding" for the center. 

Now it's been a dozen years since I've done this technique so I pulled out my book, Fantastic Fabric Folding by Rebecca Wat. Hmmm... Screwed up the first one. And the second attempt. Trying for the third I had a better idea how it goes together. Well, not perfect - the center didn't quite meet - but I could cover it in beads. 

Well, I went to trim it to add the corner triangles and realized I screwed up again! I forgot the seam allowance and the flower is too small!

Oh well. I could add borders or something, but, as it was a little wonky, I think I'll make a fourth.