Cut On Dotted Line?

 

Oh the joys of fabric panels. I decided to cut the new one up so I could mix it up with the previously purchased panel and see how it went together. Before I got to that point, I realized there might be a problem. Can you can see my issue already? The little dotted lines between the image blocks are placed right on the bottom of the image. If you cut on the dotted line line, as I did with the snow man, then when you sew, you'll lose 1/4" of the image. 

So is it better for these to cut out with a 1/4" around the dotted lines and use those lines as the sewing line? The chances of me actually sewing right on that dotted line are slim. Which would leave little printed black dashes which would really show on that white background.

I had already cut out the previous panel images, all on the dotted lines. But none of those images are running into the same issue, they're all very centered compared to the new panel's images. It's good to see they're really close to the same size, which would make them easier to use together in one quilt design.

I'd forgotten how great these animals on the first panel are, they're really cute aren't they? And peaceful too, somehow.

This is the other fabric I bought to go with the original panel.  A jelly roll of Moda Christmas prints, and a matching red, green and brown. The grey was stored along with it, but I can't remember if that was my plan or not. Probably.

These animals really make me happy. They're stylized in a way that is so simple, almost elegant, but to me they're not too cutesy. 

 Yes, they match pretty well, and I think the background fabric is even close enough for my eye in color. This new panel is also offered on a decidedly off-white background but these are both white (phew). 

It's quite a lot of cuteness but of slightly different types. Instead of mixing them up, I may have the animal panel featured on one side and the snowman/santa/reindeer/polar bear over on the other. I think I'll have to put them all up on the wall together to decide. And then it's time to design a quilt to use them well. EQ8 here I come.

Last of 2020

 

Here are the very last fabric buys of 2020 for me. First, from Spoonflower, a yard of the Calamityware design, Things Could Be Worse. I will either make napkins or placemats to go with our plates. And two of the matchstick quilting panels in case I jump off the waitlist in to the class with Cassandra Beaver. She has instructions on her blog, so if I don't get into the class I can try it out myself with these panels. I noticed that Spoonflower had masks and mask making kits for sale as well, but I didn't buy any.

From Sewtopia, I bought the RubyStar mask panel, a lot of those designs are really cute, and I'm definitely keeping the octopus one for myself. I got the Ruby Star Rising Alma Field Rising in Persimmon for the center of my Lone Round Robin quilt for SBAMQG. If I get it done in time it will be in the PVQA exhibit. And one more Ruby Star, the cool stripe on the left. I loved the mint chocolate truffle they included in the package, yum.

From SFBayQuilts, I got a Marcia Derse panel and the Kona solid Grellow for the SBAMQG Block of the Every Other Month. Such a perfect name for that color, Grellow. They threw in a freebie which is that cute Paris print.

And for local pickup, from Hart's Fabric I got three solids for SBAMQG Block of the Every Other Month, and a pack of bobbins. Memo to me, the back door of Hart's is inaccessible because of having to limit how many people at a time come in the store, so don't park there unless you want to walk around the whole building. And Hart's has a fabric they're recommending for mask making, it's a very finely woven cotton, smooth and soft, the one on the right, this one is a brick red. 

I'm still waiting on a package from Fabric Bubb that has the last of the Kona solids I need for the BOTEOM, so this isn't strictly *the last of 2020* after all. 

More Merriment

 I cut out the pieces from the Merriment panel, and was surprised by how cute the ghostly antlers look on this fox.

There are pairs of the animals facing left and right, and in two sizes also, so I'm playing with a design that will feature that left right thing. In my mind it would look a bit like the animals are talking to one another. But we'll see what I come up with. I'm also considering making the animal the center of a snowflake/star with some contrasting fabrics instead of just sashing them.

So much for sticking to my to-do list, but I'm enjoying with these images so far, I find them peaceful for some reason.