January 14, 2012
Click on the photo to see what was added between then and now
Someone dropped out of the cookie tin exchange at the last minute, so I ended up getting this particular tin twice. Check out Cookie Tin Exchange – Round 1 to see what I made the first time around.
I added this Scrappy Framed Star. I was drawn to this pattern when I received the cookie tin in round one. I decided then that the framed border was too difficult. But when I got a second chance at a star pattern I decided to throw caution to the wind and started to work.
Scrappy Framed Star
The pattern called for sewing the tiny pieces of the frame individually, but I used the technique I learned in the Bargello class to sew a strip and cut it to length. The method worked well, but I did the math wrong and ended up with an extra piece on each end.
But isn’t that what creativity is all about? Making something work that you goofed up on in the first place!
Round 3 - the original block
Round 3 of the exchange was a bit more challenging. Somehow along the way the notebook explaining the intentions of the originator was misplaced so there was no direction provided. After some queries the notebook was located – on the desk of the originator!
The blocks that were added before me
When I saw what had been added to the box I was overwhelmed with the artistry of their blocks. Clearly I was going to have to stretch myself a bit on this tin.
I searched the Internet for maple leaf blocks and found a photo of one as a stained glass piece. There wasn’t any pattern, but I recalled that years ago (before I even started quilting) I picked up a book on stained glass quilting. When I looked at the method described in the book I convinced myself that I could do it. I found the basic maple leaf pattern in my book of potholders, but I had to play with the sizes a bit. I used crayons and paper to make a paper copy of what I hoped to put together.
The stained glass maple leaf I added
Once I started on the fabric block I was amazed at how quickly it came together.
