WHAT WAS I THINKING--or NOT???

After my last post, I was looking at the Folk pattern and noticed my Horsey was facing the wrong direction AND when I tried removing the paper, I couldn't.

 So, (automatically thinking this method wouldn't work for me), I did Mrs. Sadie Squirrel and the body of Mr.Rocky Rooster by SEWING the allowance over--THEN...(I am not always the brightest bulb in the pack, obviously) I realized:  (Could it be that it was 2 am during one of my sleepless nights??? I'd like to believe that!!)

 I realized I was thinking of my usual English Paper Piecing technique and had glued--yup--glued the seam allowance to the paper- duh! (It's OK, you can chuckle Teresa...)

 So,this morning I went back to Teresa's tute and found that, of course, you use the paper ON TOP as the folding edge. And you glue stick the fabric to itself;  I feel very lame. Well, live and (hopefully) learn.

 Well, I got a most of the paper off my horse and she will just be a horse of a different color facing the other way (probably avoiding looking at me!!).  As for Mrs. SS and Mr. RR, I will try appliqueing them as is and see how they look....

On a brighter note my  background fabric came in today and I just love the color: from Moda Fig line called "Wheat"--I just couldn't do a black quilt...

Here is Sadie Squirrel (who had better cooperate--I can always introduce her to 'Kota (see sidebar pix!!) Hah!!

So mes amis, I proceed---WITH CARE--Julierose (red-faced), La Blageuse

My Horsey is Sporting Platform Shoes

FILE UNDER:  Testing, testing:  (Applique "Tails":)

Here she is: my first shakey attempt at prepared applique--she means to be a palomino in memory of the one I rode in California at a ranch of my Tante Mildred's friend when I was 12 years old and didn't know any better--her son (who, of course, was a cutie-pie) talked me into trying it--BAREBACK--sure, just hold onto the mane--you'll be fine....at least I didn't fall off that horse.....

Other than the flat feet (sigh)--how do you turn those tiny curves under?  And those impossiblely small turnunders between the legs-- and that teeney curve under her neck (yikes) I guess she'll do.  I felt as if my fingers were H U G E while turning those seams under .  OK.  Enough whining (or is it whinneying--hahaha!!) for this time. 

Enough horsing (!) around for tonight...I am trying Mr. Squirrel next-  he'd better cooperate!!-need a night to recouperate from this one...Julierose, La Blageuse