A cycling skirt in reverse appliqué

Another project I've been working on is a knit fabric skirt. I've stenciled some flowers and bugs onto the top layer of fabric, and pieced together two different fabrics for the bottom layer. The top layer is stitched to the bottom layer around the painted stencils, and then the centers of the stencils are cut away to reveal the fabric layer beneath. The design is a bit flashy, but it's meant to be worn over my bicycle shorts when I go out for a ride, and I wanted it to be fun and breezy. :)

No time to play this morning...

...but here's a pic of what's waiting for me when I get home. Making good progress on my pieced flannel blanket! :)

Playing with piecing

I've been learning about piecing quilt blocks recently, and have had an idea about how it might work with circles. I'm sure someone has perfected this already, but it's entirely new to me. I've cut out some pieces this morning, and I'm playing around with some arrangements before I begin sewing. My inspiration for these layouts are patterns found decorating the Ahwanee Lodge in Yosemite Valley.

Trying out a blogging app

...hoping it will make it easier for me to make a blog post now and again :)

Here's what I'm playing with today:
A pieced flannel blanket using repurposed fabric. The quilt block I've chosen is the easy Endless Stairs pattern.