Tag Archives: Gumball

After being away from my sewing maching for over a week, I am back to sewing!  Although I have a lot of projects that need to be completed this week (ie – homework for my Underground Railroad Class and the binding for a wedding present next weekend), I continued with the last project that was left at my sewing table — the Gumball Quilt.  I was able to finish one entire block, which consists of 13 peices.  I am on the last step to assemble all thirty blocks.  I only have a couple of more hours to complete this entire quilt top.  I am on a roll; however, I should really work on the projects that actually have a deadline.  In the meantime, here is the one completed block:

Links to previous Gumball Quilting posts: The Beginnings of More Projects, Gumball Production, Don’t Forget to Trim the Dog Ears, Friday Night Sew In to Clear The Decks

“Dog Ear” — what an odd name for the excess fabric when sewing angles.  I am currently assembling the gumball parts for Stitchin’ Heaven’s Gumball Quilt Pattern.  The first step was to sew 30 half square triangles, which consisted of pairing two pre-cut triangles, pinning, sewing, pressing, and finally — trimming the dog ears!  With all of these steps, it was critical that I worked left to right with a swivel of my body to go between the sewing machine and the ironing board.  Check out my temporary set up in my living room for this project and the 30 half square triangles that resulting from an hour of sewing.