HAND, HAND, FINGERS, THUMB

Here's Step One of my new handwork project--I retired the hexies for a respite--and am taking a huge, deep breath and starting a Jan Patek applique kit...
And 

Step two:  still okay (breathe...relax your hands....)why does applique make me sooo anxious????

AND:

(Sorry for the wonky shot)--ready to baste all the 1/4" turn unders and then apply to the house this afternoon while watching the Red Sox.   

Here is a picture of the kit:--you can see that my "Y-seam (above pix) at the peak got cut off!  (Sigh--only so much fabric...) (never done one of those before...)sooo, it will definitely be a wonky old house, but mine, warts and all.  

What I like best about this picture is the bird on the flower--so cute and primitive...and so it goes.. yours in wonkiness....Julierose, La Blageuse

WHAT WAS I THINKING--or NOT???

After my last post, I was looking at the Folk pattern and noticed my Horsey was facing the wrong direction AND when I tried removing the paper, I couldn't.

 So, (automatically thinking this method wouldn't work for me), I did Mrs. Sadie Squirrel and the body of Mr.Rocky Rooster by SEWING the allowance over--THEN...(I am not always the brightest bulb in the pack, obviously) I realized:  (Could it be that it was 2 am during one of my sleepless nights??? I'd like to believe that!!)

 I realized I was thinking of my usual English Paper Piecing technique and had glued--yup--glued the seam allowance to the paper- duh! (It's OK, you can chuckle Teresa...)

 So,this morning I went back to Teresa's tute and found that, of course, you use the paper ON TOP as the folding edge. And you glue stick the fabric to itself;  I feel very lame. Well, live and (hopefully) learn.

 Well, I got a most of the paper off my horse and she will just be a horse of a different color facing the other way (probably avoiding looking at me!!).  As for Mrs. SS and Mr. RR, I will try appliqueing them as is and see how they look....

On a brighter note my  background fabric came in today and I just love the color: from Moda Fig line called "Wheat"--I just couldn't do a black quilt...

Here is Sadie Squirrel (who had better cooperate--I can always introduce her to 'Kota (see sidebar pix!!) Hah!!

So mes amis, I proceed---WITH CARE--Julierose (red-faced), La Blageuse