Rubber Ducky you're the one
You make bath time lots of fun
Rubber Ducky I'm awfully fond of you
(Sesame Street)
Rubber Ducky's are just plain adorable, that I think we can all agree on! I first saw the paper pieced pattern on Instagram and then was lucky enough to win a copy from Zephyr Skies. The pattern is available here on Craftsy: Rubber Ducky in case you are interested.
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RUBBER DUCKY 17 1/2" x 12 1/2" |
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I couldn't wait to make the block, yet I had no idea when it would happen. I'm kind of at that point where I just wanna play with quilting. You know, make a few small things, try out new patterns or blocks, but I'm not ready to start something big. So, I played.
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I decided to make two ducks, one facing right and one facing left. Picking the fabric was a mind chore! There are so many possibilities, but I eventually settled on some lovely
Cotton + Steel Basics and Moda Grunge.
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Adorable, right?! The metallic in the Cotton + Steel fabric is what really tipped me over the edge. A little bling is never a bad thing!
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Toy Boat XOXO Metallic for Righty and...
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Netorious Mixing Bowl Metallic for Lefty!
Both blocks went together seamlessly. I did grab my seam ripper a few times, there is no doubt about it! Working with solids it isn't a problem which side is right or wrong, but those darn prints...I gotta think harder!
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After the ducks were finished and happily quacking away, I had to figure out the layout. Call me crazy, but the idea of bubbles floating in the center was gnawing at me. In the end I decided tiny hearts would be just as cute...cuter...unexpected?!
I ended up making three paper pieced heart blocks: 1 1/2", 1" and 3/4", using three shades of pink.
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I offset each heart and centered them in the middle literally using every last piece of the background fabric! Whew! I was a bit worried towards the end!
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Quilting time! I made a 'duck sandwich' and began thinking of design possibilities.
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I quilted the wings and around each duck before I tackled the background. I was having a horrible time free motion quilting! The thread kept bunching up on the back. I changed needles, reset the bobbin case and re-threaded over and over and over. Eventually the problem was solved and I was able to finish it with a loop design.
The Rubber Ducky block is 10" and available here: Rubber Ducky Pattern
It was such a fun project! I'll most certainly will make more one day. Call me crazy again... but I want to reduce the pattern and make a mini mini...you'll see...it's gonna happen!
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