TopHop - Sewing Curves & Following Through

Sometimes you just have to let go and have faith that it will all work out.

Trying Something New

This past weekend, I finally took my Quick Curve Ruler out of the package for a test-drive.  It along with the URBAN TILES pattern from SewKindofWonderful would be my companions as I traveled down this curvy road towards something which I hoped would be a finished block; but I was hesitant.  For starters, I have not really worked with curves much before and this block has A LOT of them.

You might remember last week when I shared what fabrics I chose for the TopHop2016 Traveling Quilt Project, well today was the day to start cutting into them.  I took it one step at a time, triple checking everything just so I didn’t mess up; but after a while I got the hang of it.

Sharing The Start

After an hour or so, I finished the center and immediately shared it on Instagram.  My confidence was building for the balance; which would have to be started the next day.

I was able to squeeze in a little piecing today in honor of #nationalquiltingday  This is the start of my center block for #tophop2016 but it's still a work in progress as I have several more pieces to add before I'm ready to pass it on.  #stlmqg #quickcurveruler #sewkindofwonderful @sewkindofwonderfuljenny

A photo posted by Kristy Daum (@kristydaum) on Mar 19, 2016 at 9:32pm PDT

New Day

I felt refreshed and ready to pick up where I left off.  Soon enough, after lots of cutting and piecing the block was finished...or so I thought.  I gave it a good pressing and hung it up, so I could view it from a distance. 

What I noticed right away was how busy the block looked and although I planned it that way, I need to add some "breathing room" along the block's edges; before a fellow TopHop participant would add the first border.

Now I was done.

In a few weeks, we will all be swapping our first TopHop2016 blocks, not seeing them again for a whole year. Fun!!