I have been concentrating so hard on my Etsy items that I have fallen a little behind in the Skill Builder Challenge. :( Maybe it was due to Flying Geese burnout!! But do not feel sorry for me, Kenzie and I have made some progress this week and will be caught up in no time... Although, we both decided to do a little jumping out of sequence! ;)
The next block in the series to be completed was #10 the Ohio Star. I really like doing these triangles sooo much more than the Flying Geese. The geometric shapes are nice and clean. I definitely could have been more precise on lining up my points, but the block came out to exactly the right size... that is always a great feeling! :)
I jumped to lucky #13 next - the String Block. This was accomplished using the paper piecing method. I have never done any paper piecing in my life and have been so anxious to try. Anxious enough to skip a few block challenges to try it! ;) The method was an absolute blast... I loved it!! It was so precise with a little bit of a surprise element once the blocks get trimmed. The only draw back to this block is that it was designed to be random, and I am a control freak and like to have some say on placement of colors. I stuck to the assignment and let the patterns fall where they may. You can see where I tried to keep a little control over the color theme. After looking at the finished work, I could see this block being more bold with a crazy amount of mismatched colors. I am now hooked on this technique. It is such a great feeling to learn a new talent... Even better when one falls in love with it! :)
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