There, phew all ready to quilt now. The finished size that I'm shooting for is 24 x 36" so that's why the border is a little oversized so I can trim after quilting.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Wrong Way Round
There, phew all ready to quilt now. The finished size that I'm shooting for is 24 x 36" so that's why the border is a little oversized so I can trim after quilting.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Colorful Cornerstones
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Sashing Decisions
I decided to put up the four blocks on top of a possible sashing fabric.I think this one works well, it's different enough from the darker grey triangle. It has hard to read handwriting in German, just looks texture-y to my eye.
Looks pretty close to the design I originally started with. Except, I don't want to use all yellow cornerstones.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
56 Out Of 100 Days of Scraps
Continuing on my 100 Days of Scrap Tape project. Now that I'm on the other side of halfway it's seeming pretty easy to finish up.
Some of the scraps are tiny.
Some are larger bits.
Sometimes the fabric matches the wool pressing mat! Sheesh, change the angle already.
It's amazing how these little bits of fabrics can evoke memories, there's one of the pink fabrics that I used to make my daughter a duvet cover for her weighted blanket.
Then there are all these scraps that I don't remember because they only briefly passed through my hands like backings and binding for the bamq community sewing quilts.
That black polka dot leaves such an absence doesn't it? When so little black is in a project, it really really stands out in contrast.
Friday, April 12, 2024
All Four 4 I's Blocks
According to my original design, I'm moving onto working with grellow-ish, weird yellow/green and purple for the other half of my quilt. Name change of this quilt: The 4 I's (Ideation Interpretation Iteration Implementation)
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Second of Four
A kite appears!
Just for fun, I put the two blocks together horizontally and I really really like this arrangement!
The other way around is not as effective, imo.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
First of the I's
I'm starting in on making the first block of four for the 3 I's quilt for the BAMQ group exhibit. Yes, I'm paper-piecing these enormous blocks, and yes, it's more than a little bit silly, but I think it'll work for me.
Here's how the three pieces of the block look before sewing them all together. Really happy with the prints that I chose, they're all busy and active in their own ways, but not overly so. I'm looking forward to seeing the contrast of another block being all solids.
And here's how it looks all sewn up, pretty cool, I think! I'm really liking the direction and movement in this block, kind of like the FedEx logo, etc. The giant paper piecing isn't terrible since it isn't tiny like the tiny Trinket blocks.