I guess I’ve been taking a little blog break – it’s been almost a month since I’ve posted, but honestly, not that much has been going on. I’ve recently made some new crafty things and thought I’d share…
First off is a baby quilt for my friend Marisa. Marisa is also an expat here, but she’s from Mexico. We met in French class, and quickly became friends when we realized we live just around the corner from each other. Her baby boy, Emiliano, arrived just 2 days after her shower.
This past weekend, Sarah came over to work on some of our quilting bee blocks that we had both gotten behind on. My quilting bees are just about done. I’ve got just 3 more blocks I’m waiting on to finish up my quilts.
This quilter requested Amish-inspired quilt blocks. The blocks are simple, but I think it will be a very striking quilt.
The instructions for this one said to make something that a little boy would like. I thought a pirate ship would be appropriate. I was a little short on fabric due to an early cutting mistake, but hopefully it still works.
This last block is a Circle of Geese block. It’s the most complex paper-piecing I’ve ever tried, and with Sarah’s guidance, and a little seam ripping, it wasn’t too bad.
That’s about it. Hopefully I won’t wait so long before I post again. :)
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whoa that flying geese is awesome!
I like all of them. I’ll bet Marisa was pleased, also. The flying geese looks so hard.
The Circle of Geese and the Pirate Ship are my favorites, but all of your pieces are fantastic, Dallas! You make the best baby quilts – both Katie and I love hers. Hope you’re feeling better & Have a safe trip!
Your designs are most interesting. How are they quilted?
Hello, we really like your blog (we don’t know much about crafts but the flying geese quilt looks great). We hope you don’t mind us linking to you from our blog.
The pirate ship is very cute. The circle of geese is my favorite, I think.
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these blocks are beautiful. the colorful geese took my breath away. would love to see it all put together. and the baby quilt will be a keepsake for sure.
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