I've been in a bit of a lull... but I have done quite a bit of my always on-going clean-up and sorting.
I'm trying to improve my paper piecing skills (which are very low!). I have a queen sized project that will require some blocks, but first I have a small project of pieced Pandas to go with some Panda Fabric. I have a block pattern, I have white and black for the pandas, and a golden batik for the background. The inspiration fabric I'm using came from one of my thrift store hauls, it was bundled in with a bunch of what looked like souvenirs from an Indonesian trip. It was brand new, still in the sealed bag and had been made into a simple girls sundress, with a hem at the bottom and an elastic top. I have cut the Panda Family motif into (8) 10.5" blocks. I'll be alternating the pieced blocks with the printed ones.
I need to make some more copies of the pattern. It is from a book (Painless Paper-Piecing), the name of the block is Su-Lin by Marjorie Rhine. She uses the technique where you bend the paper and not sew through it but I want some extras!