HUMP DAAAYYYY! (Yes, I'm one of those people!) Hope your Wednesday finds you well! On my design wall this week is a project you will probably see on more than one WIP Wednesday. After seeing so many beautiful orange peel quilts, with the kicker being the bold colors on low volume version at Crazy Mom Quilts, I decided to give it a whirl. I started this a while back (think January), but it's a nice project to have on hand when I have an appointment to go to or I just want to snuggle into the couch and not venture upstairs into my sewing space.
I'm not much for hand sewing. I just don't have the patience for it, but I love the look of hand sewn orange peels. So I looked up the freezer paper method and pulled different techniques from several sources before embarking on what is sure to be a looooooooong project. As you can see, these peels are far from perfect, but I am proud of the progress I can see as I make more of them. Most of these fabrics are fat quarters I picked up at Jo Ann's (I got into the habit of picking up one or two fat quarters nearly every time I visited, so I accumulated enough to start this project without much fuss.)
I'm not sure how big I will make this. At times, I want it to be enormous! And other times, I'm fed up with it and debate on making it a pillow. Hahaha. We'll just see where the fabric leads me. :)
Linking up with Freshly Pieced!
-Jennifer
Oooh... orange peels! I'm loving these! Though I think I'll wait until after we do this block in my Skill Builder BOM before I launch into a copycat project. Your peels look great to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn! I'm excited to see the progress on your Technicolor Galaxy! It's so intricate and your last Skill Builder BOM turned out awesome too. :) Not to sound like a creep, but I love your blog, so it's awesome to have you comment! :D
DeleteThese look lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alison!!
DeleteLooks great! I have an orange peel quilt on my wish-list as well - someday #laugh Your peels look fine to me; so have some more fun with it and enjoy the way (however long it will be)
ReplyDeleteThanks Melanie! I plan to enjoy it. I'm already feeling like this will be one of my favorites after the long journey it'll take to complete it! :)
DeleteWhat a great project to have on the go!
ReplyDeleteIt's so easy to grab and go! No more wasted time when I run errands anymore.
DeleteLove your colors! It's going to be a beauty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan! :)
Deletethey looks great. I have admired orange peel blocks from afar...too afraid to try them!
ReplyDeleteThey were a little intimidating to start, but they aren't too hard! You should give them a try! :)
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