Creating My Block

I volunteered to do a tutorial for the November Floral quilt. I wanted to make Ms. Santa. We are able to use the patterns or tutorials from other sites, and must have one piece of the block in a floral print and do our own take on the pattern.

I found two ideas for Santa, and tried to convert them to a female version, and then stumbled upon this more whimsical design:           

http://www.shinyhappyworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Mrs-Claus.pdf  

It really is perfect for what I was looking for. The author offers it as a free download but asks that each person using it download themselves rather than get a copy.

My next step was to select, measure and cut fabrics for the pieces. I added the measurements I took to my pattern, as the original used a smaller size background, and did not give the other measurements. It has to fit my project. I did use the same colors for mine more because of what I had in the closet than not having an artistic take on it.

All I need to do is actually make up the sample and finish my tutorial on it. I may make up another colorway just to see how it works, and can always make a holiday tote or pillow as a gift. The couple, Mr and Ms Claus, come from cultural myths or legends. They should be whimsical and help bring out our inner child.

So much depends upon the fabric one selects for any of these blocks. This particular block honors the person behind the primary legend. My guess is that more woman are gift-bringers in their families than are the men. 

This became a project for me after I was asked to test a different block for the group. I realized I had not done anything on mine, and so set about researching ideas and working on it.

Now that I am feeling better again, I plan to finish this one and return to other projects in process. It is quite interesting how feeling out of sorts puts creativity on a back burner. I did not feel like reading or watching videos, writing, gardening or quilting. I just seem to curl up in a fetal position, not knowing if I will live through it all. Rather than whine about it to anyone else, I just tuck myself in a ball and whine to myself. Well, whew.