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State Fair

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Hey, did anybody besides me jump right on the June Schnibbles project, State Fair?  Talk about a cute pattern.  I have had this on my To Do list ever since it was released.  Terrific selection Sinta and Sherri!

I had a layer cake of a collection called Odyssea by MoMo, an adorable Japanese designer for Moda.  MoMo's designs are always whimisal, colorful, and ever so slightly surreal.  Two of her other collections are Wonderland and Freebird.  If you are not familiar with her, do check her out at the Moda website .

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Since I have a good amount of the fabric to play with, I plan to make the Schnibbles more quilt sized.  The blocks are super fun to make, since you have lots of opportunities to combine the cute fabric strips into your block.  Another nice feature of this block pattern is that it is made larger and meant to be trimmed down.  That always leads to wonderful accuracy.  And just see how all those troublesome pinked edges are getting trimmed right off.

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I am just using my six inch square Omnigrid ruler for the trimming step.  It is going quickly, and in no time I finished quite a few blocks.  How cute are these? 

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As I was mentioning yesterday, it seems that these days designers are being true to their designated color palettes, and when I found I needed some extra pinks for State Fair, I pulled what I needed from another MoMo collection, Wonderland.  It all works perfectly together!

48 responses to “State Fair”

  1. Look at that! It’s turning out so wonderful!!!
    I have been falling behind on my Schnibbles. I have fallen into a serious slump in my creative process. Work has been crazy and I think that has thrown me off a bit. I haven’t created anything since April.
    I also think that I have developed a fear of cutting. I get that from time to time (http://textilehouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/fear-of-cutting.html).
    The fabrics are so gorgeous I am constantly questioning my pattern choice, my fabric choice… I love that I can live vicariously through your enthusiasm and creativity!

  2. Look at that! It’s turning out so wonderful!!!
    I have been falling behind on my Schnibbles. I have fallen into a serious slump in my creative process. Work has been crazy and I think that has thrown me off a bit. I haven’t created anything since April.
    I also think that I have developed a fear of cutting. I get that from time to time (http://textilehouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/fear-of-cutting.html).
    The fabrics are so gorgeous I am constantly questioning my pattern choice, my fabric choice… I love that I can live vicariously through your enthusiasm and creativity!

  3. I’m doing a State Fair from a jelly roll of American Jane Snippets. Somehow using Snippets for Schnibbles just seemed appropriate.
    The amount of waste in this design as written broke my heart, so I made plastic templates to cut the quadrilateral shapes from the jelly roll strips, flipping the template back and forth, so of course I ended up with half my blocks turning like they’re supposed to, clockwise, and the other half counterclockwise. I’m not sure if I’m going to end up with 2 quilts here or if I’m going to mess around with the layouts so that I can use all the blocks in one. I’m still only about half done piecing so I can put off the decision a long time.

  4. I’m doing a State Fair from a jelly roll of American Jane Snippets. Somehow using Snippets for Schnibbles just seemed appropriate.
    The amount of waste in this design as written broke my heart, so I made plastic templates to cut the quadrilateral shapes from the jelly roll strips, flipping the template back and forth, so of course I ended up with half my blocks turning like they’re supposed to, clockwise, and the other half counterclockwise. I’m not sure if I’m going to end up with 2 quilts here or if I’m going to mess around with the layouts so that I can use all the blocks in one. I’m still only about half done piecing so I can put off the decision a long time.

  5. you have no idea howmuch of the wonderland fabric I’ve bought!!! i have an addiction to it that rivals Paris flea market!!! I love fabric ingeneral, but don’t you find that sometimes there is a line that sings to your soul and you have to have as much of it as you can get?

  6. you have no idea howmuch of the wonderland fabric I’ve bought!!! i have an addiction to it that rivals Paris flea market!!! I love fabric ingeneral, but don’t you find that sometimes there is a line that sings to your soul and you have to have as much of it as you can get?

  7. I love the State Fair pattern especially with the fabric you’re using, but I am biased as I <3 everything by MoMo. I love how you mixed in some wonderland. It looks great.

  8. I love the State Fair pattern especially with the fabric you’re using, but I am biased as I <3 everything by MoMo. I love how you mixed in some wonderland. It looks great.

  9. I’m not sure about State Fair…..still mulling it over. I am try to imagine it in my country colors and I can’t quite see it. Still mulling…LOL!

  10. I’m not sure about State Fair…..still mulling it over. I am try to imagine it in my country colors and I can’t quite see it. Still mulling…LOL!

  11. Wow Nicole! It looks great – it’s certainly a big change from Elizabeth though!
    Isn’t it incredible how without being told you would just know those were Japanese fabrics. They are gorgeous – I’ve certainly never seen anything like them over this side of the Atlantic!

  12. Wow Nicole! It looks great – it’s certainly a big change from Elizabeth though!
    Isn’t it incredible how without being told you would just know those were Japanese fabrics. They are gorgeous – I’ve certainly never seen anything like them over this side of the Atlantic!

  15. I’m lucky with this month’s Schnibbles, State Fair, it’s already done. WooHoo! LOL I made it last year! Yours is going to be fabulous.

  16. I’m lucky with this month’s Schnibbles, State Fair, it’s already done. WooHoo! LOL I made it last year! Yours is going to be fabulous.

  19. Wow, you are amazing! I can’t believe that you whipped those puppies out so fast! I love the fabric you are using with State Fair also! I suppose we will see the finished product tomorrow???

  20. Wow, you are amazing! I can’t believe that you whipped those puppies out so fast! I love the fabric you are using with State Fair also! I suppose we will see the finished product tomorrow???

  33. holy cow! i can’t believe how much you’ve done on your schnibble already! i’m still trying to decide if i’m going to use brown and pink scraps from my new quilt to go in my living room. yours is adorable!!!

  34. holy cow! i can’t believe how much you’ve done on your schnibble already! i’m still trying to decide if i’m going to use brown and pink scraps from my new quilt to go in my living room. yours is adorable!!!

  41. Just got caught up on your blog. So sorry to hear about your husband’s job. Some times things happen for the best. We’ll keep thinking positive thoughts for you. I also noticed you were looking for new books. I’ve read some of the suggestions and I have an additional one: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Sadly it’s the only book this author wrote, but it’s the best book I’ve read in years. I can’t recommend too much.

  42. Just got caught up on your blog. So sorry to hear about your husband’s job. Some times things happen for the best. We’ll keep thinking positive thoughts for you. I also noticed you were looking for new books. I’ve read some of the suggestions and I have an additional one: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Sadly it’s the only book this author wrote, but it’s the best book I’ve read in years. I can’t recommend too much.

  43. Seriously great colors! Something I normally wouldn’t pick, but something I like. I think we all need to stretch our color/design pallet at times. Great pattern!

  44. Seriously great colors! Something I normally wouldn’t pick, but something I like. I think we all need to stretch our color/design pallet at times. Great pattern!

  47. I love this ” state fair ” pattern. Gonna have to pick that one up.
    As always, thanks for the inspiration !

  48. I love this ” state fair ” pattern. Gonna have to pick that one up.
    As always, thanks for the inspiration !