Poodle Bee Block ~ August OMG

I declared my August One Monthly Goal thinking I would get this poodle block done earlier but I just kept putting it off until I realized August is almost over.  Finally, I have a right facing poodle block for Karen at Tu-Na Quilts.

The cutting chart Karen provided in this post and all the assembly tips she provided over her 8 days in Paris were very helpful.  I was alrealy speaking French by the time I had all the poodle parts cut out which took about an hour.

The labels very helpful to keep everything in order.  I pinned the labels to the larger pieces and kept them attahced while sewing.  I removed the labels to press and pinned them right back on afterwards.

You can find the instructions for the right facing poodle here at The Objects of Design.  I printed out one assembly photo Sally provided and outlined the poodle parts with a sharpie for reference.  With this one photo, I assembled the poodle without needing the instructions.  Karen has a series of posts which are helpful also.

I took the approach that done was better than perfect and didn't redo any seams.  The tail section matched up perfectly.  Where the legs join the poof could be a little more aligned, but he's done!  The piecing took over three hours.

With the help of Photoshop Elements, I 'made' a left facting poodle.  You can find the instructions for the left facing poodle here.

Now this poodle needs to find his way to Karen's house!

Excited to have this Bee Inspired block done, I'm linking to the August OMG finsh link-up with Patty at Elm Street Quilts.

And I'm linking to Let's Bee Social #192  with Lorna at Sew Fresh Quilts and Midweek Makers #87 with Susan at QuiltFabrication.