It is time to whirl, twirl, and spin with the "Give It A Whirl" blog hop!
What was the challenge?
Somewhere in or on your project you must include a "whirl".
This can be a pinwheel, Dresden, or anything that looks like it's spinning.
Maybe a merry-go-round or Ferris wheel in the fabric?
I've always wanted to make a 3D pinwheel quilt, so this was finally the chance to do that.
check out some of her other designs and patterns.
You can find her how-to make a 3D pinwheel
HERE.
The fabric is "Xanadu" by Ann Lauer for Benartex that I bought not too long ago.
I love the colors and movement in this fabric!
The centers of pinwheels can be pretty thick, but 3D ones are even more so.
I brought out my hammer, but not just any hammer. It is called "The Wacker."
It's made specifically to smash those big lumps a little flatter without damaging the fabric.
It really works!
(Yes, I know there is a snip, clip, and make them flatter version, but I can't ever figure it out.)
"The Wacker" says to steam the seam before wacking, but wouldn't you know my iron
wouldn't steam without yucky brown stuff coming out. This wasn't a manufacturer issue.
It was a "uh-oh" moment when I accidently grabbed the Best Press instead of water
to fill the iron reservoir. Don't ever do that! It's not pretty what it does to the iron.
My new Oliso iron arrived quickly, thank goodness. So pretty!
No, I did not purposely buy that color to match the fabric, but it does, doesn't it.
My old workhorse Nolting does the job for quilting my projects.
Nothing fancy with my stitching, but I love the money I've saved doing it myself.
Simple scribbles around the pinwheels worked just fine for me and kept the
pinwheels dimensional. I love how they look!
I flew to Ohio to spend time with grandkids in February.
Monkey Girl turned two while I was there...where does the time go!
She is officially one of the "Monkeys" because there is nothing she won't climb on.
Busy, busy, busy, and happy totally describes her. The Monkey Boys totally love that girl!
Check out more whirling and twirling projects!
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Check out the "Give It A Whirl" Pinterest page HERE!
Thank you for stopping by!