Scraps, strips, and feathers

 

 

I’ve been working with strips again,

it’s fun, satisfying and creative.

The fun:

I can use any any width, any color.

The satisfaction:

it goes fast,  just sit and sew.

The creative part:

simply play with it, look for the different options,

go anywhere you want.

First option, a star:

Chevrons:

Alternating the chevrons:

“Squares” on point:

Changing directions:

 

And there are so many more options to play with!

I’m going to make more blocks….

as the whim takes me!

Suffice to say that

I got carried away…

I had to start another project that also uses strips!

I usually save tiny pieces,

but these ones here are going to the bin!

The pieces have  to be cut diagonally, so, in my case,

using scraps, I had to sew the strips off-center:

Always check to keep the pieces consistent:

A little while after, the first sets:

 

Preparing the stems:

Finally, the first feather block,

I’m in love with it!

We celebrated another birthday at home,

I baked another cake ;-)

“I feed my soul…

by the stitches I sew”

and,

I feed my hips

by “cake” bits!

Have a lovely and creative week!

PS. The feather block is from a pattern from Anna Maria Horner “Feather Bed Quilt”.