Tula Sunrise Quilt

 I finished piecing my Tula Sunrise Quilt while I was at Jerri's home. If you haven't tried English Paper Piecing, you can check out a beginner video about it:


I like this cheap thimble from JoAnne's, but I've also used cut leather glove fingertips and Band-Aids. If you use glue to wrap your papers, you might need one because it hardens the fabric. Usually I hand-baste and don't need one.

The entirety of the quilt is hand-pieced, which is great for traveling or when you have no machine. I finished the interior in Hong Kong. I had brought the Tula and Kaffe fabrics from the US, and bought the stripey fabric at the Western Market in Central, Hong Kong.


This picture was taken in Hong Kong (in the ALC's office) before I had the border pieced. If I had a sewing machine, these straight triangles would have been quicker, but I still prefer to finish it the easy way. When the seams are stitched, you can start taking the papers out. You can keep them or toss them.


After finding some leftover stash in my storage shelf, I was able to piece the four borders without buying anymore fabric. It sure makes a big difference to the quilt. Now, all the papers have been removed. There is a good 1/4" seam allowance around the edge. Some people enjoy pattern-on-pattern, like me, but others prefer less going on. The more you know what you like, the more you will create pieces that you like.

I was surprised to see these quilts at Katie's house. Obviously she has toddlers. The quilt on the right is one she made as a teenager and the one on the left was made for Jim by my birth mother. My mom taught me to love fabric and my birth mother showed me the vision of modern quiltmaking. There is room for everything and everyone in quilting.

Jerri and Don took us to True Religion for lunch and I snapped this photo of the bathroom floor. How I love this!

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