Monday, February 14, 2022

Tickled Pink

Welcome to my blog and today it is my turn to share with you my interpretation of Tickled Pink.   My first thought when reading the title of this hop was of a feather - let's face it there is nothing more ticklish than a feather.  Now to work out what was the best way to go about this led me to Pinterest of course.    Feathers of all shapes and sizes confronted me but one kept leaping out and that was to go with paper piecing.     I love the accuracy of this method but for some reason my brain does not do backwards and upside too well but I perserved with a bit lot of unpicking and for anyone who has had to unpick all those teeny tiny stitches knows just how time consuming, frustrating and annoying it is.   

Those teeny tiny stitches are needed in order to rip the paper off at the end without unpulling the stitching.   This is also a drawback of this method.  


Mission accomplished and here is my Tickled Pink Feather


Now it is time to head on over to the blogs listed below to see some more Tickled Pink items.   

36 comments:

Kathy S. said...

The feather looks super cute!

loulee said...

And a very pretty feather too.

Cheryll said...

It looks as light as a feather too...such pretty colours. Well done Karen...xox

Anorina @SameliasMum said...

Your feather looks fabulous! Great idea for the hop ;-)

Joy from Days Filled With Joy said...

Oh that's a great idea for this hop, and so sweet! xx

Rebecca Smith said...

Great feather! I am like you I appreciate the precision of paper piecing but struggle to think that way.

kiwikid said...

Well done persevering, beautiful feather.

Janice said...

So cute. You've had fun with your tiny pink scraps

lynn said...

Kudos for your persistence, and of course you have created something beautiful. Hang in with pp. It gets easier, and is so much fun!. Thanks

Stitchin At Home said...

Your feather is beautiful! I love pp! I use freezer paper so no papers to remove when finished.

Elizabeth Coughlin said...

Great job with your pink feather!

Carol said...

Love that feather! I hope you think it was worth all the ripping out of seams. Thanks for sharing!

Calicojoan said...

What a fun "tickle" project...well, unless you are un-stitching things! LOL!! Paper piecing used to drive me crazy, but finally I got my brain wrapped around it and I do love a good paper piecing project from time to time now. Hang in there with it, it's fun once you "get" in the groove. :-)

Inflorescencedesigns said...

Beautiful feather! What a great way to use up smaller scraps. I understand you pain in ripping out those tiny stitches. Thanks for sharing!

Jocelyn said...

Very cute!

Turid said...

A sweet little quilt it is. Great for using some scraps too.

Kathleen said...

I love your tickled pink feather - brings back memories of doing exactly that!

Karrin Hurd said...

Beautiful feather! Thanks so much for sharing!

LJ said...

The feathers are gorgeous. Your choice of PP was great. I love the accuracy, too. After my PP pineapple quilt is done, I'm hoping PP will be as natural as sewing.

Brenda @ Songbird Designs said...

Your Tickled Pink Feather quilt is so cute! Thanks for sharing!

Danette said...

A Very lovely feather!

Carol Swift said...

What a gorgeous feather, Karen! I love the variety of fabrics in it.

BarefootThunder said...

love the feather❣️ now I need to find a pattern.
Happy Valentine's day💗

Quilting Gail said...

Very pretty feather!

Fiona said...

Fabulous pink feather.... FPP is a challenge but looks so good
Hugz

Carla said...

I am so tickled with your pink feather. It is so perfect and is a great project. Thanks for joining and inspiring!

Thearica said...

Your feather is adorable!

Joyce Carter said...

Awesome job! I am not fond of paper piecing so I applaud your perseverance. It looks really pretty.

tink's mom said...

wonderful feather. your idea tickled me. yes I really did write that. I generally don't paper piece for the same reasons that you noted. I did find that the last time I did each piece first with bigger stitches, flipped it and made sure it fit and then went back and did the little stitches. It was a bit of a nuisance but less frustrating than ripping tiney stitches or throwing the project in the trash in temper.

Sharon said...

Very cool! I really like your pretty pink feather. I've enjoyed paper piecing since I discovered it, and don't mind picking out the papers. Thanks for sharing!

jude's page said...

I love paper piecing, and well done on your feather idea!

Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studio said...

Who can't be tickled by a feather? And a pink feather at that! Cute, cute.

Siouxzq64@gmail.com said...

Pretty feather. I can relate to trying to stitch a paper pieced feather.

Leah said...

Your feather turned out great!

Carol Andrews said...

What a sweet pink feather! Good job on persevering through the stitch picking. It really does get easier as you do more of it! I know because I don’t do backwards well either and had to just keep trying! 😉

Susan said...

I'm a bit the same with foundation piecing - I do like doing it - but getting rid of the foundation?? not so much fun - I have printed onto very fine vilene and that is easier as you can leave it in.
But I love the feather.