Sunday 13 April 2014

Gypsy Wife courthouse steps

My weekend was unexpectedly truncated by a day trip to Wellington on Friday for work turning into an overnight sojourn when bad weather closed Wellington airport. My colleague and I spent many more hours than can be considered pleasant at the airport waiting as planes tried to land and got diverted, until finally at 10pm they let us know they were giving up for the night. We finally made it back to Auckland around lunchtime on Saturday feeling a little crumpled and out of sorts!

As a result today was a quiet sewing day -  I could only cope with the thought of something simple so I spent some time making a few courthouse blocks as part of this month's Gypsy Wife schedule. These are not difficult to make, but it takes me sooooooo long to choose which fabrics to put together. My process is pretty sophisticated. I tip all the fabric I have earmarked for this project into a pile onto the floor and take it from there :-)


It's funny process. Sometime my selections work better than I expect,


Other times, I'm less keen on the outcome. I think this is due to the size of some of the pieces which kind of distorts the effect you had when you auditioned bigger pieces of fabric together. This block is only 5.5" and has some 1 inch strips in it.


I like this sweet looking block and am feeling quite smug about that little join in the lower right corner. I made myself slow down and pay attention to matching up the polka dots and am so pleased that I did!



7 comments:

  1. aha- I see it, well done! Your blocks are all looking good. I especially love the centre fabric in the first block! Sounds like a lo-o-n-g day on Saturday! Enjoy your holiday break, Linda

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  2. What a shame they didn't just cancel your flight earlier so you and your colleague could make the most of a Friday night in Wellywood.

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  3. Being stranded in an airport is no fun! But your blocks are great- I have some of those same fabrics! In fact I used the green floral in the centre of the first block in a bee block today! Snap!

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  4. Glad you finally made it home! The Gypsy wife pattern seems intriguing - I think what each individual block looks like matters less than when it is all put together and becomes a riot of colour? Looking forward to seeing yours progress :-)

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  5. Love these little blocks. Glad you are home safe and sound!

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  6. Pity you couldn't squeeze in some fabric shopping whileyou were stuck in Wellington. I think choosing fabrics is hard, I can see why some people just use a designers collection.

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  7. i, too, have been surprised by the outcome of some of these blocks as they've come together. sometimes pleasantly, sometimes NOT. i really like that last number in grey and red. good pick for a slow sewing day to recoup after your extended trip.

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