Wednesday 23 January 2013

A paper piecing kind of WiP

 I know – you’re shocked. I’m working on more paper piecing. It’s so unusual for me isn’t it?! hehe

I posted the other day about the Just My Type alphabet patterns I’ve been working on. They are currently in the testing stages now, with blocks being made for a charity quilt (to be donated to those affected by the bushfires in Tasmania).

Well here’s my block for the Fontastic quilt (awesome name care of Gina!) :

Just My Type Hope

And here are Erin and Esther’s blocks:

Wish by Erin
Wish by Esther

I’m not real sure yet how I’ll put all these blocks together into a quilt but I’m sure something will come to me! I’m thinking of adding in some charm squares in bright colours in between the words.Plenty of time to plan this one but I’m loving seeing some of the words and letters the pattern testers have made so far!

Speaking of pattern testing… I’m looking for some more keen volunteers to add to my group of fabulous pattern testers. (Don’t worry, regular gals, not replacing you, just don’t want to burn you out with too many patterns!). I’d prefer you had a bit of experience in paper piecing, not adverse to working with small pieces, and able to test patterns within a two week time frame. Keen? Leave me a comment or email me kristyqp @ gmail dot com

So the reason I’m asking for more pattern testers is this next WiP:

Sew Retro paper piecing patterns

These are my newest paper pieced designs inspired by the gorgeous Wombat Stew gals. March is Marieka’s month and guess what her theme is Winking smile Vintage Kitchen! I didn’t think I had any ideas on what to make for this one, turns out Fiona’s pinterest board was overwhelming with inspiration! The wombats will be testing some of these for me, but I like to have a couple of testers per block before these are added to my Craftsy shop. So if you’re interested, drop me a line!

Now back to the rest of my WiP. Moving house. Yuck. Nearly done though – moving day is on Friday. Naturally last thing packed and first thing unpacked will be the sewing machine. Winking smile

WipWed

39 comments:

  1. Oh, wow! Those look like they're going to be amazing blocks!! I'd love to test one for you.

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  2. I like your 'hope'...very sublime...what fabric did you use. And I think the retro vintage kitchen is going to be my favourite QP PP Group. Those designs are so fab I want to make them all.

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  3. I absolutely adore your vintage kitchen blocks, Kristy! I'd love to try out one of the stacks of dishes on the bottom!

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  4. Such cute letters - and your vintage kitchen blocks are fabulous!

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  5. Lovely blocks and work. I would love to help test some of your patterns. I am not very experienced but have done some paper piecing before!

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  6. LOVE your letters and love your vintage Kitchen!! You are so clever :)

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  7. The letters look lovely Kristy, and the vintage kitchen blocks will be wonderful made up,what a great Bee you are in.

    Good luck with the move hope it all goes off without a hitch.

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  8. All the best with moving Kristy - the word blocks look great!

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  9. Best of luck with the move! Back to letter making on the weekend for me!

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  10. Eeek! Your vintage kitchen patterns are fabulous!! Love them all!! Hope looks fab too!! Best wishes for a happy move!!

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  11. WOW! Awesome patterns! I think one or two of those will actually make me attempt paper piecing in the not too far off future. Fingers crossed for the move. Speaking of which.. we'll be moving back up north end of next month.. right, back to my notes for tomorrow..

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  12. Your latest patterns look fantastic!

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  13. Good luck with the move! Hope all goes smoothly.
    Love your new blocks, you're on fire Mrs!

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  14. Love the kitchen blocks, very cute! I've just finished my fontastic block, will upload photo and send it to you shortly. Love how it turned out!

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  15. Love, love your kitchen blocks! If you still need testers for these, I'm game!

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  16. Good luck with the move!
    That 'hope' is perfect!! And those kitchen blocks will be amazing!!! Can't wait to see them in fabric!

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  17. Working on my block ~ peace and it's turning out quite nice. I'll send a photo the next couple of days.
    I'd love to test one of your next WIP! They are wonderful!

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  18. Those are just cute blocks.

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  19. LOVE the alphabet letters AND the vintage kitchen!!
    Hope all goes well for you moving I always say, if you can find your underwear and toothbrush the first nighy, (and now I add Sewing Machine), you are doing ok! Make sure you can find coffee maker for the first morning, too!

    Good luck moving!
    Susie

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  20. Your type block is fantastic! Fontastic? And those kitchen blocks are amazing!! I would love to do some pattern testing for you - let me know if you are still in need of anyone :)

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  21. So glad I found your blog, thanks to the WIP Wednesday linky party! I love your designs and would love to test for you! A block in two weeks is something I can manage :)

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  22. Wow, those are wonderful! Just let me know which one I can help with :). And I can't wait for you to have your alphabet ready. I just saw a great project over at Fabric Mutt that I want to use it on.

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  23. I love your new designs and would like to help; but I have only paper pieced a very few times...and the tiny little pieces might not be right for me. But later on maybe; if you are still looking.

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  24. Oh my goodness - I LOVE your Vintage Kitchen blocks! These would make an amazing wall hanging. And, of course, would be happy to test any that you decide to send my way (thank goodness I'm all caught up on my Bee and swap blocks for January!!). You are so clever!

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  25. Wow! Those all look incredible! I have done some paper piecing, but am not sure if I could handle the little bitty pieces. Best of luck staying sane with the move!

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  26. How wonderful! You know Inhave the same dishes ( bottom right ) ? I really would like to try that piece out.... and the others too ;-)
    Ipatchandquilt dot wordpress dot com

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  27. Kristy, you are awesome! You have the best paper-piecing pattern ideas. The vintage kitchen patterns are so nice. I really like your type patterns too. It is fun to have different quilty fonts to work with! Good luck on moving day!

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  28. I absolutely love the words at the start of the post- are they available yet? Love the kitchen pattern too!

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  29. Your patterns are amazing! I'm hoping to get onto my happiness block this weekend :) Love the new retro kitchen blocks!!!

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  30. These are beautiful. I would love to test them for you. Also, if you are going to sell them at a later time, could you please make sure you have my information, and let me know. I will purchase them. Thanks so much, they are just my style. Shelley W.

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  31. Those look beautiful, and I`d love to test them out for you if you need another tester!

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  32. Scrummy, as they would say in the U.K.!!!

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  33. I'd love to be a pattern tester if you ever need one. Love to paper piece!

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  34. Beautiful! If it's not too late, I would love to test your patterns as well. I have taken classes from Judy Niemeyer and love paper piecing!

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  35. Ha ha. I could have sent you a better pic! :P

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  36. I would love to test your beautiful work. I have too much free time and some great fq that I would love to play with. ~Gina Marie
    lilmrsg77@yahoo.com

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  37. I would love to test you beautiful pieces. I have allot of free time (to much really lol) and some wonderful fq I would love to put to good use. If it's to late to test let me know how I can get them when your finished. I want to make a quilt for my a quilt for my Great Grandmom.

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