This one was started and then sat, and sat and sat. The issue was I started without a plan and the colors were not 'matching' what I had in my mind and were not working.
With that in mind, I pulled the baggie of Liberty fabric cast offs I picked up 20 years ago at a guild meeting. Just enough to make either the tall or small house. I cut out a bunch but they are multiples of the same fabrics. I did a couple peels as well.
I was not feeling it for this project. It was also hard to hold the template and cut around... I looked over and saw the rotating 10 inch cutting mat I got on a daily deal at MSQC last month. OMG! This thing rocks. Love it for this purpose.
I then opened one of the 4 charm packs that I had tucked with this project. Not solids like the originals but read as solids in a variety of colors.
I remembered I needed twice as many small houses than the tall or fat houses this time.
I have quite a bit of the houses cut. I'll need to do more peels, but will wait and see what colors I want to use as I make the little sections - 2 small houses and one fat house go together and then a peel goes underneath. The tall houses connect 4 of those sections together for a circle in the pattern.
All prepped with their papers. Now do I use the glue stick or tack them with thread? So many decisions.
I bought the Biggy papers a couple of years ago and want to make them with my collection of Liberty precuts. Every time I pull them out to make a plan, I hesitate and put them back. I would use the glue stick. But I plan to machine zigzag them together. Have to settle on a background before I do that.
ReplyDeleteSince I do not have the instructions, I appreciate you mentioning sewing the pieces into units.
Great save on an older project and wonderful progress on that cutting. A rotating mat is really so wonderful to use isn't it? This looks like a wonderful hand project...so pretty a pattern...hugs, Julierose;)))
ReplyDeleteI have never bought a rotating cutting mat, but many times I've thought it would come in very handy, especially for cutting odd shapes like that. Glad you're getting those Brimfield blocks out again - those do make a neat design. I will enjoy seeing your progress, Deb!
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