A gift for a guy who loves the fishes.
At first my hubby, who has a hand for drawing, started to design a fly that I could then paper piece. But I have to tell you, I was not quite sure how to translate the design into something that when you looked at it it would look like... something. So I did the smart thing. A Google search. I found this pattern from Paper Panache .
The pattern was really great. But I have to confess that I did print it at 120% so that the small pieces were not quite that small... Did you notice that rolly thing? A wallpaper roller that is great for "pressing" as you paper piece. This is a new tool for me but I am loving it, as it means no iron heating things up.
A bunch of Konas, some amazing Leah Duncan print and bang! I got a fish! I loved seeing this guy come together. Printing larger, I ended up with a 12" block and then added a linen border to fit it to a 20" pillow.
Of course I wavy line quilted this boy. It's a fish. He gets watery lines.
Tomorrow I am back to my day job after two weeks of vacation. I'm glad I got the time to make this fishy bit before I get back to my desk, that has a computer instead of a sewing machine. I think I need to find a way to sew every day. It just makes everything a little bit better.
Did you get time to sew this weekend? How often do you sew? Would love to hear your strategies.
Adrienne
Awesome fish. Hope your first day back isn't too bad.
ReplyDeleteStellar paper piecing and that background print is perfect!
ReplyDeleteStellar paper piecing and that background print is perfect!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful pillow you made... a treasure for your friend. As for sewing, I am retired so every day I spend time in my sewing room, and I'm not bored of it yet!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing fish pillow. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAdrienne, your pillow is fantastic, and a perfect gift! Brilliant idea! Hope you had a good vacation. I sew every day, on and off throughout the day. This weekend I made a pp name pillow for a young lady your age, but severely developmentally disabled, but who does recognize her name in print. I, too, use a wallpaper roller when I pp. Whoever thought of that was a genius! Have a great first week back to work! XO
ReplyDeleteGreat pillow. I'm retired so I sew every day. It's my happy place!!!!
ReplyDeleteFreaking fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is SO cool. What a lovely gift!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome! I love the colors and fabrics you chose for this, they coordinate perfectly! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Very neat! Love this fish! I try to sew every day for at least one hour which usually happens after supper. But I don't force it. If I'm not in the mood, I don't bother. Weekends are filled with more sewing. I try to have a smaller project during the week so I feel like I'm getting a bit accomplished. Or if I'm working on a quilt top and it's not FMQ, I'll sometimes go up and quilt a few lines even if I only have 20 mins. You can get quite a bit accomplished in 20 mins :) If it's in the morning before I go to work, I set a timer just so I don't lose track of time :)
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