Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Playtime: the counter

It's been awhile since I've worked on my Playtime project. This block was initially pretty intimidating. It took a little time to psych myself up for it.

Behold! The counter:

Playtime: the counter block
As with all of the other applique blocks in this pattern, I started by reversing the pattern (since it was designed for fusible applique, and I'm doing needleturn) and tracing a vinyl overlay to help in placement. Then I made many, many little (.5") circles. Forty-eight little circles, to be precise. Fortunately, I finally got a set of Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Circles templates and was able to use Carrie P.'s technique for prepping circles. It worked like a charm!

Here's my (virtual) progress on the quilt thus far:

Playtime, months 1-5
Now that I've finished this block, I'm feeling pretty excited about getting back into the swing of things with this project. Woo hoo!
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7 comments:

  1. ZonnahAugust 5, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    I absolutely love this quilt! You did a stunning job on those circles.

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  2. YvetteAugust 6, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    Wow! It is really coming along.

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  3. AninaAugust 6, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    So pretty! I may have to make this quilt one of these days.

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  4. BunnyAugust 6, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Very nice. The circles! that is a lot of circles.

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  5. DenaAugust 6, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Love all the bright colors. Looks like a fun project to work on.

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  6. Carrie P.August 8, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Looking good. Great circles.

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  7. KarenAugust 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM

    This is such an excellent quilt! The counter is very cute.

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