I was all set to make my Kaleidoscope Blocks into a Pillow Cover - including having picked a pretty fabric for the back of the pillow - when the creative urge took over and I decided to add a border of Flying Geese and then some ...
Now don't get me wrong; I love patchwork pillows - and see more pillows in my future - but I do like projects that simply grow, taking it one step at a time and enjoying the process. No over-thinking.
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| Paper Pieced Economy Blocks |
The fabrics that I have used are from stash. I have been collecting small(er) scale floral/fruit prints, in particular the cute Japanese fabrics by Atsuko Matsuyama, for quite some time (2 to 3 years). I have been known to incorporate snippets of these pretty fabrics in many of my quilts, but this quilt has many! They are so pretty, and combine well with stash basics like dots, ginghams and even text fabrics.
The outer border pictured below (as well as the Economy blocks) has been entirely foundation paper pieced. I drew up the foundation in EQ7
- which is really easy to do! - printed it, taped it together into one continuous foundation and then pieced it. Paper piecing these triangles is super easy and accurate, but it is slow and required several cups of strong coffee to get it done.
The outer border pictured below (as well as the Economy blocks) has been entirely foundation paper pieced. I drew up the foundation in EQ7
- which is really easy to do! - printed it, taped it together into one continuous foundation and then pieced it. Paper piecing these triangles is super easy and accurate, but it is slow and required several cups of strong coffee to get it done. 
At this point I am adding just one more pieced border which I hope to get finished by the end of the weekend. I will then re-assess but I am getting restless and in my mind I am already working on the next project!
Thank you for stopping by,
Rita
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