peacock quilt... paper pattern

 Quilting.

Well, I don't think I have talked much about this.  I am making a quilt , a memory quilt of sorts, but I only have a couple of things, t shirt and a button down shirt i can use.   the rest is inspiration..

I have completed the middle block.  it is a t shirt .   I have done the submarine he was on.  

I guess this man was quite the guy...  he accomplished so much.   

I have started the peacock, which he was instrumental in developing for NBC's peacock.. at least I think that is right.  

Anyway, I gave in and bought the paper piecing for the peacock.  my original came out aweful.  well not awful, childish.  so i decided to make it right. 

the first thing i have done is to cut all the pieces and organize them.   

I used some food trays from the dollar store to organize the pieces.  

It took me a few days to cut out everything.  this pattern is the Peacock by Ms Craft.   I will find her first name  and  add it.

Having it all organized is great.   I am only doing  the top half of the peacock.  I don't need more than that.  

Each of the feathers (two each) and the 'spins' have different colors.  the way the pattern runs, there are eight sections, and a color for each section.  here is my first finished and beginning of my second. 

 

this is what the paper piecing looks like.  first feather 

another shot of the top of the feather

nearly complete

and this is the first completed section of the feathers.  

This is the second section.  

I will keep posting updates and pictures to show the work done each week.   I will be trying to work on these at least an hour each day... if i can.  i love the way they are coming out.  :)