Last few evenings were full of scraps, and templates, and cutting, and piecing borders for my Marcelle Medallion. And, while I enjoy working on this quilt tremendously, it's a slow process. I needed a little instant gratification sewing for a change, so I decided to finish up two more dumplings.
Aren't they the sweetest? I was able to use up some of my scraps (always a good thing since they seem to multiply when I'm not looking).
I used Michelle's free tutorial. Her instructions and pictures are clear and easy to follow. The only tricky part was installing the zipper. Measuring and pinning was absolutely necessary - I learned the hard way after one dumpling ended up being such a distorted shape because of an uneven zipper that it ended up in the trash.
Once I was careful with the zipper, things went smoothly and I would highly recommend to give these cuties a try.
Now I'm happy to get back to my medallion. I have all 64 flying geese ready to be pieced together into a border. And the good thing is that the next few borders are not as complicated, yay!
Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a lovely day. Svetlana
Linking up to AmandaJean's Finish it up Friday.
The dumplings look fab, and go you on all those geese!
ReplyDeleteI keep meaning to try a dumpling, yours are lovely. Those geese are great too, your border will be great.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! What can I say except that I'm a huge fan. These are too adorable!
ReplyDeleteVery very cute little pouches. And WOW, look at all those geese!
ReplyDeleteVery cute dumplings. Simply Miss Luella ordered the Liberty book and it arrived today, but since she is visiting with grandchildren, I get to borrow it for a few days. Mulling over fabric options...
ReplyDeleteThose flying geese are scrappy yumminess!
ReplyDeleteThe pouches are adorable! I like how you tie the ribbon through the zipper pull.
The dumplings look good enough to eat! Beautiful geese too
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me to make some dumplings too. I love the leftovers you have. I am popping over to view the pattern now
ReplyDeletewhat a PERFECT name for those pouches! Adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the link to the Dumplings tutorial. We're doing a zippered pouch demo at our guild meeting next week and this will be a great tutorial to add to the list!
ReplyDeleteThese are darling! I really need to try this pattern!
ReplyDeleteI love your cute dumplings :) I can hardly wait to sew the medallion quilt, but I have to do some other things first!
ReplyDeleteThe dumplings are darling! Thanks for sharing the tutorial link :)
ReplyDeleteI've only ever made one of these dumplings before and they are really cute but yours are absolutely gorgeous in those lovely colours. Makes me want to make some more. Love your flying geese too and can't wait to see your finished project.
ReplyDeleteDumpling-a-licious! Love how you've made them scrappy! Jxo
ReplyDeleteThe dumplings are so cute! And your Medallion quilt is looking fabulous. I really want to make this quilt... sadly I have not been able to find the magazine. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.
ReplyDeleteAdorable dumplings, what a great use for scraps.
ReplyDeleteDumplings are adorable - and not just because of their cute name! That's a lot of geese - so pretty
ReplyDeleteWhat neutrals have you been using for the backgrounds on Single Ladies and these geese? I want to do something similar with a quilt project I am working on. Your pictures finally helped me "click" with the idea I had floating in my head.
ReplyDeleteAlways so bright, colourful and beautiful...thank you x
ReplyDeletethe dumplings look ver cute. Love those flying geese, I'm looking forward to seeing that border complete.
ReplyDeleteYour dumplings are adorable.
ReplyDeleteSvetlanko, ty zas pracujes na nadhernem quiltu. Moc se tesim na jeho pokracovani, zatim vypada moc krasne, ale take narocne, tak drzim palce, at se prace dari :)
ReplyDeleteTasticky jsou paradni a verim, ze to bylo super oziveni pri narocne praci na quiltu :)
Mej krasne dny, Jola
The dumplings are beautiful and so much fun. I am also loving those flying geese blocks....I love the low-tones around the triangles - can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteLove the dumplings! I need to try these one day soon! So cute! I just finished some drawstring bags using Jeni's tutorial over at In Color Order. They made really cute party favor bags for my daughter's b-day. I'll post soon!
ReplyDeleteThey're the cutest, aren't they? Super little dumplings. Can't wait to see your geese all lined up in a border :)
ReplyDeleteI need to work on my flying geese for my marcelle medallion too. You look like you have a great assortment ready to piece into the quilt. Those dumpling bags are perfect, too
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