Friday, July 3, 2015

Ready, set, sew

Amidst all the gardening and knitting, I'm trying to carve out time to work on my bear paw quilt.

Last week, I got all the pieces for the paws cut out
I did it up at Mom's because she has all the fancy tools to make the cutting go quicker.

Then I brought them home, and have been slowly piecing them together.
It's going well so far. The squares are quite large (about nine inches) because I have a very short attention span. The quicker the quilt grows, the better.

I got two paws out of each fat quarter (with a little bit of fabric left over) so I've got 12 paws to sew. I'm trying to sew two each night. Once they are done, I'll figure out how I want to put them all together, and search out some more coordinating fabric.

With any luck, I can finish this one in time for winter!
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7 comments:

  1. gayleJuly 3, 2015 at 12:40 PM

    Look at you go!!!
    You and the cats will be cuddling under your quilt in no time!

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  2. WildflowerWoolJuly 3, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    Looking great!

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  3. LorraineJuly 3, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    I really like your choice of fabric. It will be lovely to have a quilt for winter.

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  4. AraigneeJuly 3, 2015 at 5:16 PM

    It's going to be so....hmmm. Pretty is not the right word. Handsome?

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  5. Minding My Own StitchesJuly 3, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    You can do it! Love the first block!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 3, 2015 at 10:20 PM

    I don't think I've ever seen a bear paw pattern before. That's really neat. Love the fabric you chose too. It will be fun watching this one come together.

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  7. RachelleJuly 4, 2015 at 2:12 AM

    Looking good, I need to pull my quilt out of the drawer too, wish I'd gone for big blocks.

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