Saturday Sampler #5

Well, it is 9:40 on Friday night and my quilt blocks are finally done for tomorrow. This month's blocks have been a real stretch for me. I have always been a straight line sewer. Curves have always been way out of my comfort zone. One of the reasons why I decided to take this quilt class was to help me step out of my quilting comfort zone and try new things. This month we had three blocks, all of which were applique blocks. No straight lines, no squares, no triangles, just lots and lots of little pieces with curves. Now truth be told, I have not spent all month on these three blocks. I have been the princess of procrastination and I did not even start my blocks until this week. These blocks were much more time consuming than other blocks I have done. Thanks to Marilyn for saving my life with the tinfoil trick. That made ironing these little pieces SO easy. I can't imagine trying to get them to fold under right without the tinfoil. I am happy with how my blocks turned out. They are far from perfect, but it's late and I'm not unpicking anything....not tonight at least. I am trying not to be too critical because this was my first attempt at applique. I feel like by the time my third block was done that I was really getting the hang of it. BLAH! At least they are done. Who knows how this class will stretch me for next month?

Another reason why I have been slow to get my blocks done is the fact that Anna has been such a big helper with everything lately. She wants to be right in the middle of everything that I am doing. Which means I can only sew when she is fast asleep. I don't mind her helping me sweep the kitchen, but sewing is not a mom and daughter thing, not yet at least.