I'm still working on the paper-piece Indian Orange Peel. I've made it to the stage of piecing and preparing the centers for the blocks.
I'm using a tone-on-tone white fabric paired with a light blue. The four-patch is first pieced in 5" strips and then cut into 5" sections, that are then pieced to create the final 4-patch.
Next the freezer paper templates for the centers are ironed on the four-patch and excess trimmed away. I'm saving the trimmings for potential use in the borders.
This is a example of what the finished block will look like, although these are not yet sewn together.
On the knitting front, the sock block has been broken! All of last year I had this particular yarn on my needles that I just did not like. But the practical side of me just would not let me pitch it out, even though I had no motivation to work on the blinkin' socks. So that one pair of socks took me about a year to complete! Now that they are done, I'm a happy sock knitting fiend once again.
These are the latest off the needles and I already have another patterned pair almost finished.
So let this tale be a lesson to you - sometimes you should just pitch the uninspiring project/materials!
1 comment:
I love your new socks. I'm a knitter who has new made socks. Maybe when I finish the sweater I'm knitting, they'll be next.
Gita
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