You Asked For It

Gosh, in the dim recesses of my mind I seem to recall a TV show (this was way back in my childhood) called "You Asked for It!"  People wrote in with weird questions and the show presented answers to the inquiries.  Anywho . . . 

In answer to multitudinous two requests, here's a little more info on the spring shower curtain I'm making.

These are a few (not all of them) of the strip sets I made to begin construction.  They were set together on the diagonal.

And formed these eight vertical strips.

Next they had to be trimmed . . . 

. . . which left this pile of triangles.  

Of course, I couldn't toss them (gadzooks, no!) so put them in a baggie and then into my special box of scraps that I will probably never someday dive into and create unbelievably magnificent quilted pieces that will end up at the Smithsonian Recycling Center.

The strips all trimmed up.

Then I cut the alternating panels on which the appliqued vines and flowers will go.  I didn't yet cut the plain panels to size because applique work tends to pull a piece of fabric up/in/smaller and these panels will probably be a tad bit shorter when the applique work is finished.  There will also be 1" wide strips of a blue fabric between the colored panels and the appliqued ones, but I won't cut them until the panels are completed.

Cutting out and constructing the applique pieces takes a lot of time.  Yesterday I got all the bias stems made . . . 

. . . and some of the flowers cut out.  Next the leaves and then I'll be ready to start the applique work fun!