Eclipse Block 3

Oh my!  There is no excuse for showing you indoor photos with poor quality light during summer.  Yet here they are.  I did not realize how yellow they were until I started uploading them for this post.  I promise to do better next time.

But here it is!  Block number three is finished.  Ta dah!  Soft pinks with a lovely pure green and LV prints as the background.  It's funny.  This is not my favorite block thus far, but it includes some of my favorite prints of all time.  Weird how that works.

In the center of the block you see two precious Heather Ross prints.  I thought this mini, which will eventually be hung on a wall, could be a great way to take these prints off of my shelf and incorporate them into my daily life.

Those gnomes!  Gah!

But this froggy fella is my absolute favorite in this block.  Look at his little google eyes!  Oh, the cuteness.  

All in all I'm starting to become more confident with this block.  I have fewer puckers, points line up a bit better and the curves are less of a struggle.  Number four will be aqua and purple.  I nearly have my fabrics pulled, but am procrastinating a bit as I am not sure the purple is THE purple.  Just needs a little mulling over.  

Eclipse - The Third Block

My third (of four) Eclipse block is well under way!  This one will be soft pink in the center and green along each arc.  I have pulled out several of my precious pinks as these blocks are a great way to showcase my happiest prints!

The arcs are finished.  I love sewing arcs as I can pull my favourite charms from my stash and mindlessly chain piece them. So satisfying when they turn out with such crisp points!

I have my inner pie pieces and the outer background fabrics cut and ready to go!  Now just to find a few quiet moments to stitch.....

Eclipse: The beginning

Sewing has not been top of my priority list, so it is taking me ages to piece or quilt anything.  Today, though, I finally finished a New York Beauty block that has been bouncing around in my head for weeks.  It's so incredibly satisfying to finally see it in real life.  

Do you remember at the end of March I took a NYB class?  I finished one block in red and yellow. The one I finished today is navy and orange, shortly to be followed by pink and green and finally aqua and purple.   The idea is to make a 36x36 inch "mini" using four NYB blocks.  It will be called Eclipse as the blocks remind me of the eclipse I saw on my way to the my NYB class.  It was inevitable really.

Love it.  You will see it is not perfect, but I am absolutely getting better.  By the fourth I will have this malarkey mastered  I am sure.  My pinks and greens are pulled and ready to go.  Just need to make a few more arc templates and I am ready to roll!