Did you receive the November issue of the Penny Sampler club? It was released yesterday! With that delivery, all of the Penny Sampler paper pieced blocks have been released - so very many. It feels like quite an accomplishment for me!

My Dutch-inspired Penny Sampler has three teacup blocks. It’s one of my favorite and one of my first paper piecing patterns. Prior to releasing the November edition, I made one teacup in cobalt blue XOXO fabric by Cotton & Steel, combined with an older Anna Maria Horner background print.

I love, love, love the fabrics together, but the contrast between the cup and the background is a Reusable food wrap kit at The Confident Stitchbit too low in my opinion. The handle, especially, gets lost.

In every Penny Sampler club mailing, I always share a tip for choosing fabrics. This time I highlighted this potential pitfall. Not that I’m so unhappy with the block, but there’s always room for improvement.

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This morning I’m enjoying some time at the sewing table, making the other two teacups on my agenda for November Penny Sampler blocks. Yep, those handles are by far the most complicated part.

I’m not finished with both, but you get the idea. This time the contrast is much better and the detail of the curved handle really shows off as it should.

I still think someday I will make a teatime quilt with various teacup and teapot styles, all paper pieced. Choosing fabrics for dishes is somehow So Much Fun. Know what I mean? Well, and come to think of it, choosing dishes in real life is rather fun too. Only, I think making fabric ones is cheaper.