December 4, 2016

Air Mail from Australia and HSTs

Look what arrived all the way from Australia!  I was one of the lucky winners of Molli Sparkles Sunday Stash #200 celebration and received two Making Merry paper patterns of my choice from Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts.


 

With Christmas right around the corner, I thought maybe a pillow would be nice using her Garland pattern.  I used Alyce's tutorial for creating eight half square triangles at a time.

Rather than drawing the lines on the diagonal, I find it easier to use the Fons and Porter's Quarter Inch Seam Marker and a hera maker.  Since I needed 12 HSTs, I marked two squares.

Designer Solids by Free Spirt in Chartreuse

Rather than using just two fabrics, I used two squares of chartreuse and two different prints from Slow and Steady by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics.



Here's some of the HSTs after they were trimmed.  I wonder if I can get a pillow made before Christmas.


Half square triangles made for Garland

Linking to Sunday Stash #205 and Main Crush Monday.


10 comments :

  1. Paige, I was also one of the very lucky winners, and have those delightful Liberty Lawn fabrics from The Strawberry Thief. You are way ahead of me in the making stakes, I am still looking at, touching, rearranging, and just so thrilled with mine. Love those patterns you chose, and the fabrics look wonderful together.

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  2. Congratulations on your prize, the patterns look like they are already going to fun use. I bet you can get a pillow done for Christmas. ;)

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  3. Well done on the prize front , I saw your name pop up in the list of winners . As for getting this finished , Christmas is simultaneously very close yet also ages away

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  4. Congrats on your win! I love my hera marker, but I don't think I've ever used it for triangles--I'll have to give it a go!

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  5. Congrats on your new goodies! I have been wanting to get one of those 1/4" seam markers! How does the Hera marker work? Does it actually leave a mark or a crease?

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  6. Congrats on the win! I have been hearing more and more about the hera marker. I am starting to wonder if I should add one onto my "Tools to Try" list.
    I am sure you can get that pillow done before Christmas.

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  7. Congrats on the win! Those patterns look very nice.

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  8. Wow! Congratulations on the win, Paige. Those fabrics are fabulous!!! I won a FQ bundle from Intrepid Threads. So looking forward to cutting them up.
    Hugs,
    Preeti.

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  9. Ho fun to receive a package of prizes like that. It's also nice that Molli allowed international entries. :) I like that you got right down to creating as soon as you received the patterns Paige.

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