Orca Bay - Part 1
OK - You all know I’m supposed to be working on my Floral Appliqué -
And I AM - honest!! -
BUT -
Bonnie Hunter - of Quiltville fame - has a new Mystery Quilt series going -
It’s called ORCA BAY -
And you also KNOW how much I love Bonnie Hunter!!
She is one amazing lady - and I am a HUGE fan -
I did her CHRISTMAS LIGHTS Mystery a couple of years ago -
And it turned out Fantastic!!
And - I've been looking for another "scrappy" project -
SO -
I couldn’t resist -
I pulled out some blacks and neutrals -
And my black and neutral 1-1/2” strips -
Not very many yet - gonna have to fix that -
Sorted them out -
Paired a black and a neutral -
And using my handy-dandy ruler -
(Not the same as the one she uses - but it does the job) -
I cut out some triangles -
LEFT-HANDED -
I start at the RIGHT end -
Cut one -
And then FLIP the ruler up -
I told you I was a Flippin’ Lefty ;))
But even Righties have to flip the ruler - so no difference there) -
To cut the second one-
Cut two different sets -
Stitch them up -
And mix the halves so I had two different blacks and two different neutrals -
Now the TRUE TEST -
Does the unit come out to 2-1/2” when the two halves get sewn together?
You all know how much FUN I have losing and then finding my 1/4” seam -
SO -
You wanna bet whether or not this came out right? ;))
Well -
TA DAH!
IT DID!
I KNOOOOOOOOOOW!! - I’m as surprised as you are!! ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - (another gazillion of these suckers ;)) -
Yay for perfect seams! Now only 243 to go!
ReplyDeleteLooks good!! I'm working on mine too but I don't have those rulers so I ordered the Triangulations CD by Brenda Henning. I figured since I can't make a decent half square to save my soul maybe if I tried this technique I could. Well I can and I LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! I forgot about "Triangulations" - I have that CD, too! Maybe I'll try that on the next batch - see which way I like better. ;))
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