Spring Cleaning Sampler Sew Along- Snail Trail Block Posted 5-22 Last one!!!

[Grandma2Davey]

Alina, what pretty, springtime fabric! I really am going to work on mine this weekend.

Carol/Grandma2Davey

[apolta]

I sent you an email Deanne... but here is the direct link to the bunny pdf http://apolta.files.wordpress.com/2009/ ... pieced.pdf

Glad you are joining us!

Hugs!
-Alina-

[Joannequilts]

Carolyn, girl, I don't know how you are doing it this week!! Whew! I'm amazed at your stamina!!!
I have the Egg Money book, Evie, thank you!
Alina, thanks for the instructions, too, and the link to Quilters Cache. I'm not even on Nyquil! lol! Your fabrics are so pretty!
Ok, I'm all calm now! LoL!

Joanne:0)

[crzyquilter81]

Hi Alina,
Rec'd your email with the bunny pattern. Thanks! I'll try to get started this weekend.

Deanne

[BamaGirl]

Okay, I'm finally getting around to looking at the bunny -- and when I lay the papers out-- it looks like my bunny is going to be too small... only about 11 1/4 inches finished... Is there something special that I'm supposed to do when I print it? Or maybe I'm not understanding how the pieces are joined together. I'm aligning the light colored lines on top of one another and taping-- is that the correct way to do it?

I knew there was a reason I have avoided paper piecing! LOL I think I need a teacher!

Help!

I think I'll just work on my rosebud for now...

[BamaGirl]

Okay, I just noticed that my printer scaling setting was set to "shrink to printable area", and when I selected "no scaling" it looks like the pieces may be larger--- I'm printing now, and I'll check it out.. Maybe I've solved my own problem! LOL

[BamaGirl]

The printer setting change fixed the size-- it's correct now... And I've made the bunny-- he looks cute, but boy was he a doozy!!! LOL I don't think I'm cut out for paper-piecing-- I think I had to rip out every single stitch!! I'm sure it will get better with practice, but I am just glad to have the little baby done-- now on to the rosebud!

I've still got to add my embroidery and an eye, but basically he's done.. I decided to go with a Springy yellow floral for the bunny-- will try to post a picture tomorrow...

[BamaGirl]

Got my rosebud done now! I don't have the Egg Money book, so I used the Quilter's Cache method.

So, now I'm all ready for the next block! Hopefully I'll be able to keep up. I just counted, and I'm in 6 different sew-a-longs -- (this one, the UGRR, the 9 patch one, and two from Quilting Around the World-- a block of the month-which I'm doing in Halloween prints--- and a new one that is all applique- A Tisket a Tasket)! I think I just switched my addiction from block swaps to sew-a-longs and block-of-the-months...LOL One thing for sure, it really does increase my productivity! But, it also adds to my UFO list...

[WeSignificant]

OH, I had not thought about a printing problem. Sure enough, mine is only 11 5/8 finished. I guess I will have to figure out a way to fix it. I am going to try what Bamagirl did.

[sewcarolyn]

Valerie-to fix the printing problem just select "No Scaling" in printer preferences and it will work.