When I printed all the shapes for the Storm at Sea blocks, I purposely printed many extra shapes. They’ve sat for ages while I thought about what I wanted to do with them. For starters, I’m going to make a few of these stars. They finish at 6.75″. Then I’ll start working with the extra diamond shapes. There’s a quilt design slowly taking shape in my mind for these extra blocks.
I love working with batiks. They press so beautifully. I’m grading the seams as I go so that I won’t be faced with having to do it all at the end.
When I said I printed a lot of extra shapes, I wasn’t kidding. This box is absolutely full of the various extra shapes.
This is the box that contains all the pieces for the Storm at Sea blocks along with the threads that match the various batiks. The Storm at Sea blocks have been neglected for too long. I plan on making at least one or two of them this week.
Baxter loves playing with his feather toy. On the weekend, he gave it the seemingly obligatory dunk in his water bowl. He does that with his favourite toys. I started to laugh when I found it in his water bowl, as he was lying beside the bowl just happily watching it float. Thankfully it dried quickly.
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I love this star 🙂 Your hand piecing is so neat and tidy! It’s good to see how you’ve done the piecing from the back and how you’ve graded your seam, thank you.
Baxter looks like he’s smiling and is that his tongue I can see that he’s sticking out at you? He has such a cheeky look on his face. Cute! Ellyx
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I love seeing photos of your work and Baxter, such a treat,
Gill
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Stacks, piles or a filled box – they all make my heart beat faster. Thread color – ohhh not so much. (hee)
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I really like the stars in batik. Will you come organize my sewing projects? You can bring Baxter too!
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I really like your blocks and the organization makes me crazy…but that’s the way to go!
Baxter and his floating toys reminds me of my daughter’s cats who LOVE long pipe cleaners that are twisted so the ends are turned in sort of like a pretzel. Those are their favorite toys and when we are in charge of checking them when she is gone, we dig them out of the food bowls and a whole lot of them in their water bowls. Noah seems to think he can get a drink and hold on to his toy at the same time and then drops it as it’s soggy.
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Love the star and the box filled with shapes fills my heart with joy, there’s something so appealing about them! And Baxter looks like he’s posing for that photo especially for your blog!
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It’s going to be a beautiful quilt! We think Baxter need an agent! LOL xxoo Patty & Bhu
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This is one of my favorite star blocks, especially since the GO cutter has a die for it. Perfect every time.
Love the serious Baxter pose.
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With Inklingo, the shapes are always perfect — and I have a choice of sizes as well as stitching lines and matching points!
Cathi
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Love that nine-patch star, and it’s a good size too. Baxter is a barrel of laughs!
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Are all the extra pieces to be made in this pattern or will they just be put together however you feel like?
Your Main Coon kitties have the funniest little quirks…..is this part of the genetic make up?
Crispy
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I just love the way are able to make treasure out of the “extra” pieces!
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Remy likes to throw his favorite toys in the water bowl too. Drives me crazy. I keep telling him that his favorite fish is not allowed to swim.
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