The Quilt Art Designs pattern is out for the February paper-pieced ocean theme quilt. This one is a sea lion pup floating in the sea. A great use of perspective. I really liked January’s sea turtle, but I like this one even more.
Lots of tiny little pieces with this one. Also a lot of browns, which I didn’t have enough of so it was off to the fabric store to get three more marbled fabrics is various browns to add to the little I had. For the water I had a great remnant from the bag that my friend gave me of all her marbled and batik quilting scraps.
As an example of how many little bits there are (running A – S, so 19 segments) in the paper pieces, here is one of the eyes in progress:
All told, I think this block took me about seven hours to create. Definitely a good thing that there is only one a month! Of course, if I was more careful, and didn’t need the seam ripper so often, I’d have shaved at least an hour off that time.
I’m very enthusiastic about the finished block. Though I plan to do some really simple sewing to give my brain a break!
Well Done! Your block turned out Fantastic! Love your fabrics too.
Always worth it when you get such an amazing block at the finish line.
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Thank you for the wonderful patterns to follow. I’m so impressed that you come up with such intricate designs.
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Oh my, that is so sweet … he really looks like he’s coming up out of the water!
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Adorable! I love this post and your sea lion pup block. It is so cool to see photos of your progression through the process. Beautiful job!
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Hes great, and I agree with the other ladies he does look like hes making his way to the surface. Your fabric choices are just bang on 🙂
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Hes amazing, love the background colour as well 🙂
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