Foundation Paper Piecing – Life on the Farmlet

Wanting to make a quilting design I saw today was frustrating when I realized that the pattern was not available.

So, I started a session in Virtual PC, running a seat of WindowsXP, (*edited see explanation below) and then cranked up an ancient version of AutoCAD. With a bit of tutoring from Bob (he works with this stuff all the time) I had my new Foundation Paper Piecing block!

I printed it onto freezer paper.

Now I need to choose my fabrics and get sewing!

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*Note: As the running of the background programs in a PC world is not my thing… Bob has advised me that I was not running DOS, I was running a virtual PC with a “seat of WinXP”. Clear as mud; Yes? I have corrected my error in nomenclature above. 😛

Been busy, oh so busy teaching myself new tricks… Pictures with few words today.

(Click the first picture for gallery and captions)

: That moment when…

: Your realize that…

: It should have been pink!

: Ahh, that’s better!

: Done and on to quilting it.

: Curved seams (aka: Drunkard’s Path)

: Many tiny stitches.

: All that is left of the fabric from the apron you made for Julie and used up in this learning project. ‘-)

NOTES: The curved seam practice went not so well, but it was a good learning experience and made a cute little mat for the kitchen table. It now holds the napkins, salt and pepper.

So what are the little hexagon shapes in the picture of the finished cupcake? Why my next learning exercise of course! 😉

Julie’s apron is HERE