One of our Guild members will be teaching this paper-piecing technique. While I didn't sign up for her class, I DID get all excited and enthusiastic when I heard about it, and even ordered a pattern and templates, coming all the way from Australia! Talk about "squirrel" action! It took me a while to re-learn paper piecing and discovered I'd done something similar, years ago. You can see my Mom's real pickle dish to the left of the blocks. To me, they look like fossil Trilobites. Many of the quilt block samples I've seen are pieced in ultra bright values - not sure why - perhaps for the WOW feature. I've made one block each day - they aren't difficult, just "fiddly". I tried to make one at All Day Sew but again, it was too fiddly and not much was accomplished -- too many fabrics, colors, parts, tools, which didn't work especially well when not at home. My goal is for 16 blocks. I'll continue with the bright colors - especially attractive where the corners meet.
Quilts from the cupboard, Pickled Orange Peel quilt pattern by @emma_jean_jansen
