As soon as I saw the title of this months hop I knew where I wanted to start a project. I wanted to make a child's quilt using this whirly gig 3D block. I have no idea if that is it's real name but its working today.
Way in the back of my brain I thought I had made this block before but couldn't find any evidence of it. I did find a quilt with a 3D bow tie block which I'm guessing is what was floating around in my head. Problem was figuring out how to make the 3D pin wheel version.
I did find a few versions on Pinterest and went from there to a wonderful quilt top.
The block was really easy and quick to make. I wanted to make all the whirly gig parts from dotted fabrics. I was able to find all of the fabric for this quilt in my stash.
I now have a new mental issue ( for about a week now), how do I quilt this without loosing the 3D effect. I am writing this the evening before I'm due to post. I have the finished top and
a sandwiched quilt but not a finished quilt.
When I realized this morning that I didn't have a finished project I decided I had to at least whip up a completed mug rug from the left overs.
Well a 3D whirly mug rug is not a safe piece of quilting to place a full mug or glass on, just a tad wobbly.
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So I turned it into one very ginormous pin cushion. It's a 8.5 inch square that's about 4.5 inches high. Well if nothing else I have Given This Hop A Whirl and had a whole lot of giggles.
Well I am now heading to my quilting space to give this one more shot. I will add the photo of how far I got before I go to bed / or hit the publish button.
9:30 PM 3/18 Well the best laid plans..... I thought I'd start the quilting process by filling a couple of bobbins and starting a new spool of thread. Somewhere along the line I hit something and my machine just didnt want any part of me. Turned the machine on and off about 4 times and rethreaded it 3 or 4 times and nothing. One last time 45 minutes after starting and it ran beautifully but by then I was done.
Oh well it happens to all of us at one time or another and we get up tomorrow and start again.
Thanks to Carol for coming up with this great idea for a Hop. I know I will be loving this piece by weeks end.
I am adding a full list of the participants in this hop so you can see how the rest of our creative minds are working. Hope to see you next month and maybe, just maybe I'll sneak in a picture of this finish in that post.
Have a great month and for those who celebrate, Have a Happy Easter.
