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 ...