Here are today's wonky stars. Yesterday I stopped at the post office and sent
Alycia all the wonky stars I had made so far. Of course, just leaving Kitten U is so traumatic, I just grabbed the stars and ran. I didn't think to count them. I did remember at the last minute that Alycia might want to know who sent them, so I wrote a note on some scrap paper I found in the car. Classy. Apparently, credentials for running Kitten U do not necessitate human social graces...beyond teaching that hands and feet are not toys!
And of course, a day is not complete without some string piecing. Here I am showing the components to the basic spiderweb unit. First, there is the weird wedge piece that lays on top of a half triangle from a 8.5 inch square of paper (from a telephone book). Then the 1.25 inch yellow strips are added to either side. Then I add on whatever suits my fancy... although I do try to have a good mix of light and dark fabric along each side. Then the triangle is trimmed. My current plan is to sew four of the triangles together before I remove the paper backing.
4 comments:
I have never used paper for paper piecing - silly as that sounds! When I made a Pineapple quilt for my son I used a very fine tear away interfacing but left it in there, the batting was quite a thin one so no problems there. I just couldn't face taking out all the papers!
Will you be offering a Paper Removal Seminar at Kitten U? A well-rounded kitten should be able to hold up his end in any shredding situation.
Kitten U - I Love it!!!!I'll be sure to match the blocks with your photo now ;-)
Thanks that is helpful to see the string piecing process, especially that you use very narrow strings plus a chunk for the corners.
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