Christmas Ripless Paper Blocks

I did find some wonderful Christmas fabrics in my Christmas stash of 37 years of collecting them. These are some of my favorites.. I do love them together..I will be a making a table runner with this one.. I have so much fun..This class is called Ripless Paper Piecing with Daphne Greig at http://quiltuniversity.com She will have it again some time next year, so jot it done if you think you might be interested..I like to recommend QU because I love this site, the teachers, the students and our Dean Carol Miller..I am glad we have it..I have learned so much over the years and you can too...
I will not be getting my video card till the 9th or maybe a day sooner..dh called them and told the man what was said to me and he wanted her name and we gave it to him..So maybe by this weekend I will be out of the "Danger Zone" and into my studio. lol have a great day/afternoon/evening where ever you are..hugs, Lorraine

16 Blocks done I just love this technique

I am done with lesson one and love this way of doing paper piecing. I am going to try enough Christmas fabrics and make one of these for the holidays.
My dh called HP customer service and told him what that woman name Sandra told me on Thursday about expecting my video card known that there was a back order on them..So now I won't get it till the 9th..the guy said we should get it on the 9th and dh told him that we better..so we will see another 3 days to go..have a wonderful day tomorrow and thank you for viewing my blog..hugs, Lorraine

9 blocks finished tops in Ripless Paper Piecing class

Sorry again for a crooked photo..probably be my trade mark..lol
I have finished 9 blocks of Ripless paper piecing class with Daphne Greig's class at QU. I do love this class and technique..oh it is for sure again all right..somehow I do manage to get some of the blues shorter than others..why I haven't figured it out yet..but all measurements of the fabrics are the same the templates are too..so it must be the way I am sewing them or placing them..What do you think other than that..lol I love these two colors together..I was going to do lime green with purple but I am tired of using up my lime green..lol I have 7, seven, blocks to go...hugs, Lorraine

My first block and did not ask for help--so thrilled

It is not perfect as I lost the fabric when putting the 3rd one in and could not figure how it all went back on the freezer paper..but the rest will as I am pinning the first wedge, lol..I had already cut the quarter inch and so when I put it there and sew the next one..oh well..but it is fun and I will be making these all week till they are done..I do love the colors together.
Here I am putting the wedges into stacks.. a great way to work.

Ripless Paper Piecing

We had to do some cutting of freezer paper and our fabrics. I am done with all that and it was fairly simple. Here is the wedges all cut and ready to put in order to start sewing. I now hope this will go right for me so I can do a lot of the paper piecing projects that I have been wanting to do and also take the other classes that does paper piecing..this will be next year and not this year. So next year keep this in mind for one of your classes if you like paper piecing. hugs, Lorraine

My Autumn Place Matt and using a different way to machine quilt

Here is the finished place mat. I did five of them and I just love them. I am going to work on some for the Christmas to go with my Christmas fan quilt. They will be holly leaves.
This shows the machine quilting I did with copper metallic thread.
This is when I added the recipe and the batting and backing to the top.
This is the different way to machine quilt...using solvy..it was so easy and taking it off was a snap..it tears so easy. I am so glad I have a blot of this stuff...I was going to work on my Pacific Aquarium class making the seaweed and got out the solvy and read how you can machine quilt with it and you all know me, I will try anything for the first time..lol
Her is the leaves draw onto the solvy and this was simple too. I do hope some of you will try it..It is to me so much better than worrying about if the markings will come off. It might be on the high side of the dollar sign but I think it is worth it.
I am still on my dh computer..
I called yesterday to see why I haven't received my video card...first there was Anne, than Alice and then Sandra...well this is what Sandra in the shipping dept told me..First she asked when do I need it and told her tonight, because it was the last day I could return my computer..than she proceeds to tell me that they are back ordered till the 9th of October but I will might receive my video card Friday or Monday...I asked twice how can I receive it when it is back ordered on the 9th..she repeated that I would received on either one of these days..I think she just said this or she knew something I did not know..I time it and have put all the person names I have talked to even on the phone the first time as I am prorated the time of my buying this computer and if it does not work with the new card I will take it back..Sandra also assured me that they will do anything they have to get my computer to work..told her that is not why I bought a computer..for it to break and you have to fix it all the time..first the mouse and now the video card...oh well, I am OK with it now as I can not do anything till I receive my card..dh has added my old program for photos in his computer, my camera and my web cam so sissy and I can chat and look what each other is working on...boy I have missed it..I have missed blogging and hope I have not lose anyone because of it.
I have signed up for EQ6 Sampler class and have not been able to play with it..so I may have to cancel that and take it next year...I really hate to as I wanted to play with it during the winter months too..I have about 3 classes that I have not been able to do anything as I was going to use this with these classes, so that puts me behind..oh well, that is what is nice about taking online classes, I can do them later with the help of the teacher too..hugs to all and thank you for viewing my blog. Lorraine

Fabrics for my new class that started today

These are the fabrics for my new class Ripless Paper Piecing with Daphne Greig..I believe this is the class that I will learn how to paper piece...finally....lol The sample we are using is so pretty and as I go along I will show you..What do you think..