Some sample blocks

After I got my grading done, I sewed up a few more of the "Flutterby" sample blocks. (This is just the green-into-aqua colorway; there's also one set of yellow and some of pink, so I'll have to lay the quilt out carefully to get a nice gradation).

To follow up on my previous post, I think I'll say FABRIC I AM *NOT* DISAPPOINT.



One thing I do love about this kind of activity is that if you understand the basic properties of the thing - how the fabric "works" and how sewing "works," you can pretty much trust things will come out the same way every time. And when something goes wrong, you can usually chalk it up to user error, which, while annoying, is not baffling like unpredictability is. (Or at least, like it is to me. One of the things that sometimes frustrates me about human interaction is that sometimes people will react in unpredictable ways because they have other stuff going on that you can't see or know about.)

Here's a close up showing two of my favorite prints. The swirly thing is actually a trompe l'oeil snail shell (see the little green snail head with the antenna?) and the wide blue stripe has brown centipedes hidden in it.



I find this doubly delightful because some of my research involves looking at soil "critters" like centipedes and snails. And now here they are on a quilt I am making!