paper piecing..............

OK so the big paper piecing update.............
the quilt I am working on is Floral Lanterns by Australian designer Sue Daley
I'm calling mine "blue lanterns"
I've only seen one other finished online and it was Leanne The Stitching Post she posted it on her blog just after I had purchased the kit.............that was in Sept 2011.............I started mine while I was on the road with the cattle droving.............once the droving stopped it stopped too until I saw Anne Ida"s posts earlier this month............reinspired I pulled the basket to the centre of the bench and resorted and worked out what I was doing....................

My tin is constantly being emptied and refilled at the moment...............

I have gone thru heaps of glue................got a new supply thanks Sandy...........

Since I pulled it back out I have got heaps of blocks done..................
blues 
had 19 prepped another 43 and have sewn 20 of these so 39 of 88 done
another 10 are cut
cream
cut all the blocks except the 1/2 jewels for the side............
had 22 done prepped another 16 and have sewn 6 of these so 28 of 70 done
3 edge blocks done too

so excited by this at the moment.........love the templates..........makes the cutting so quick for me..........

some of the original block done back in 2011............

sorting those ones out.............some I have done more then 2 blocks..............but thinking I will see how I am going and I may only have 2 blocks from each blue.................

ok before I pulled this out I had the top 3 rows..........

growing.............

This is where I am up to now.............put a few edge blocks in..........was going to add more here but wanting to get at least one of each of the blue blocks done and more cream blocks done.............

unfortunately I didn't realise at the time but the kits only come with so many papers and you need more........you need about 350 of each shape but you only get 200 of each shape.............if only I had known I would have requested more when I did the order but they don't tell you that do they..................the idea is you start to put it together and reuse the papers............which is what I am doing and I have only bugger up a couple of papers...........but I would have preferred to prepare all the blocks and then start putting it together..............

cream blocks waiting for more prep..............

Wacky Woman here is a pic of the glue I use............the blue shows up a bit more.........just a smear..............it holds beautifully and then just pull the fabric off when ready to remove the papers....easy.......

I got these blues on the weekend from Hatched and Patched.........still unsure about the blue and white but I like it so will wait and see what it looks like with the rest.............

some of the blue blocks I have put together in the last week.............

So thats the big update.............
Have you seen anyone else making this quilt.......have you made this or are you working on it????
I only know of Leannes and Anne Ida..........

Catch you later

Chookyblue