"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail,
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
The Mock Turtle's Song, Lewis Carroll
Juliet from The Tartankiwi asked me to test another one of her fabulous Foundation Paper Piecing patterns, remember the 2 butterfly patterns and the heart pattern that I've tested before?
This time, it's a wonderful snail pattern.
What a great opportunity to use a fabric I've had stashed away - Tree Rings (Grey) by Martha Negley for Rowan Fabrics, it reminded me of snails crawling over our wood pile in our garden in England.
I miss our garden but I don't miss looking after it! Here's a picture of one of my favourite areas in our garden
And here's another couple of photos of the finished block.
I used Kona Tangerine to define the shell and also to make the red berries pop on the Tree Rings fabric, and I've managed to incorporate some of my favourite lime green to make those colours sing.
I have an idea to include this block in a baby/child's quilt and I'll be adding a face to the snail but I want a bit longer to play around with expressions before committing to one.
The block measures 12" finished and Juliet will be putting the pattern out via her blog when all the testing is completed.
Here's a look back at the patterns I've previously tested for Juliet.
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