Do you know the song titled I've Been Working on the Railroad? For some reason that song came to my mind when I was working on this block from Quiet Play. In the song there is a verse that says Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah. I remember this song as a child but I didn't remember that this verse was a part of the song, I've Been Working on the Railroad. You can go to this YouTube link to see a young woman singing the song.
You can see "Dinah" is looking out her window to see if some raspberries are ready to pick. I used a blue crayon to add some blue to the background of that piece of fabric. I think I will add more blue to it. I am also going to embroider a face on Dinah. I will add some knobs to the cabinets. I will also embroider the words--flour, sugar, and tea and the yellow canisters.
I also finished making the kitchen tool caddy.
Here are all the completed blocks. For some reason even though I printed them out the same way each month they came out different sizes. I will probably add some sashing in between the blocks but I am going to think about it. I had fun working on these blocks. Paper piecing is not so scary anymore!
I am linking up my finished blocks to Kristy's blog Quiet Play. Thanks Kristy for sharing such fun blocks.With Passion,
Carrie P.
23 comments:
WOW - Carrie!! Your blocks are all fantastic!
My favorite is the "Dinah" block.... so lovely...
Now, you have a wonderful new wallhanging for your kitchen!
Hugs
Deborah
Brilliant work
what a great new block!
all the block together are amazing.
Sorry, paper piecing is still scary lol
Carrie, this is just the cutest!! All together like that, the blocks are just darling. Good job mastering foundation piecing!! Have a great weekend!
Paper piecing never gets any easier for me.
really great free piecing! love the utensils
Very cute blocks. Can't wait to see how it all turns out.
They are all great blocks! So ingenious. I look forward to seeing how you put them all together.
what awesome blocks! I know that song well, for some reason I sing it ......thankfully to myself!
You did a wonderful job on your blocks and it looks so fun, all together.
Debbie
Wow! I love your blocks. This last one is really terrific.
Wow!! Your blocks look wonderful with interesting details :)
The is the most fun ever. Reminds me of baking in the kitchen with my grandma and my grandma had a black dog named Dinah!
Carrie,they're wonderful! I love your colour choices, soothing but effective :-)
Of course, I have all the patterns but as usual, have only great ideas right now with nothing to show for them. I am considering doing mine in fiestaware colours as a housewarming gift for my daughter - but that means she actually has to MOVE (back "home" or at least to the same time zone) to have a housewarming!
They're just so adorable, Carrie! I love your fabric and color choices, too! You should embroider Carrie's Kitchen on their somewhere!
Cheers!
Very cute!!
Your paper piecing is great! The wordy background fabric is very effective and the added embroidery will enhance the blocks beautifully.
Adorable and you've done a fabulous job of your paper piecing! I love that you are going to add embroidered details!
I can just envision those embroidered details! The block is going to look amazing when completed. Heck, the whole shabang is gonna be awesome! :)
Your blocks are all so darling, I almost want to try paper piecing....must resist, lol!!! I love this!!!!! And yes, I do remember that song, and now have it running through my head!
Oh my gosh - your blocks are fantastic! So sweet. I passed on the kitchen series as I have no wall space in my kitchen but I loved the sewing room series from 2013. Which reminds me that I still need to add the embroidered details to mine too. Yikes... a whole year has gone by!
This block is amazing, Carrie! How big is the block that you are able to get such detail with paper piecing? I love the embellishments you're planning. I hope you show us the block again once you've finished the embroidered details.
These blocks are awesome! I just love your Dinah block! I have my mom's Flour, Sugar and Tea canisters from the 60's and your paper pieced ones remind me of them :0) this is going to be such a fun quilt!
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