Paper Piecing :: Fishy Bones

Before I get started with my latest post, I just want to address the latest Craftsy news.  I'm sure many of you have heard Craftsy/BluPrint is reshaping their marketplace by reducing the number of stores and patterns.  Many pattern stores will be eliminated, while others are allowed to stay.  The shops that stay may find that some of their patterns will be eliminated.  You won't know which ones or how many.  Kind of crazy to say the least.  My shop for some insane reason has been allowed to stay, while other major shops have been given the boot!

With that being said, after Friday the 28th you will see a drastic decrease in patterns available.  I suggest you go get the patterns you are interested in and download them as soon as possible.  

This paper piecing project 'Fishy Bones' is a free pattern from Unicorn Harts.  Here is the link:  Fishy Bones .

FISHY BONES 

Way back in February as I was preparing for our Guild Retreat, I prepped a few small paper piecing projects to take along and make in between the big projects.  Fishy Bones was one of them and as you can guess, I didn't make them!

As I was sitting in my sewing room contemplating my next move, I suddenly remembered about these and decided now was as good of time as any to finish what I started!

I grabbed the pink fabric and the pattern pieces and got to work.  

For the most part it went together fairly easily (minus human error again) and I soon had the first one finished.  I may as well finish the other two, after all the patterns and fabric were already allocated for said fish!

The fabric I used is called Heavy Metal by Whistler Studios.  The colors are beautifully saturated and have a little sparkle of metallic in silver, gold and bronze.  

It wasn't until I made the second bag of bones that I discovered the pink fish is larger than the other two!  Oops!  That one finished at 9 1/2" x 5 1/2", and the other two are 8 1/2" x 5.  Don't ask me what happened, I can only guess that I didn't pay attention when printing!

As I was winding down on the third and final block, my husband informed me that he was going to wrap presents and I was not allowed to leave my room until he was finished.  The estimate was 1-1 1/2 hours.  Presents...of course I'll stay put!  However, when I'm told I can't do something it always makes me want to do what I'm not suppose to do!  I didn't want to stay in my room, but I did.

What should I do though?!  Since I was on the 'fish' and I happened to have one more template printed, I decided to make one more.  Except this time I wanted it to be a fun, unique and crazy one!

Who doesn't love a Christmas Rainbow?!  He came out as I had hoped except for the tail!  I wish I had pieced a rainbow for that section, but I can do it next time, right?!  I think this one is a Rainbow trout though!

What will become of these bones?  Your guess is as good as mine at this point!  It was all about doing and playing!  I'll figure it out later!

Are you wondering how the present wrapping went?  First it took nearly 2 1/2 hours, second there were NO presents wrapped under the tree.  How can that be?!  He said he didn't want to put them out because I have the ability to look at a present and know exactly what it is without opening it!  Not really, but I do like to see the pretties wrapped underneath the tree for a few days at least.  

This morning I woke to a note saying he would be wrapping presents today.  What?  I thought that's what he was doing last night!  Turns out there's more to this story than I am aware of and won't know what it is until Christmas!  I'll let you know how that turns out!  Surprises...gotta love 'em!

LINKING:

OH SCRAP! ● MAIN CRUSH MONDAY ●  MONDAY MAKING ●  LINKY TUESDAY 
LETS BEE SOCIAL ● MIDWEEK MAKERS ● NEEDLE & THREAD  ● TGIFF 

BRAG ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIES ● FINISHED OR NOT FRIDAY