This has gone a lot faster than I expected - having the week off from work probably helped. It is like each block is it's own little quilt; I get to decide what material I'll use, cut the pieces, sew them together and then take a picture. I get so excited about the one I just did, I have to do another and pretty soon, the afternoon is gone and I have all these wonderful blocks. Ahh!
So below are pictures of the rest of the blocks and a couple pictures of them laid out on the bed. Each of the blocks looks great on their own but when I saw them all together 3 of them don't quite fit so I'm going to re-do those with some different fabric. I'll take before and after pictures and post those when I get them done.
The next step is to decide what order the blocks go in. There will be 6 blocks per row and 6 rows - that will make a lap quilt for 2 - about 6' x 6'. The pictures of the blocks on the bed show them laid out as they came out of the book - in number order.
My plan is to put the blocks together with a 2-tone sash but I haven't settled on the material yet. I'll go look tomorrow to see what I find. I'd like to find a really pale green and a taupe that complements it but I never know what will jump out at me when I'm surrounded by fabric.
So here are the final blocks:
I have a little more time on my hands than I thought I might so I am making a quilt for my friend who is getting married this summer. We've attempted to get together to pick put a pattern and material but there always seems to be something getting in the way.
Until the other day... I'd just bought Tula Pink's new book - 100 Modern Blocks. Putting a bunch of blocks together that aren't the same pattern reminded me of my friend - nice to look at and bloody complex when you actually get into it.
So he asked for a Green quilt. I went down to the Pacific Fabric outlet store and got stuck in the Batik section - no surprise there :)
To make a lap quilt is going to take about 40 blocks so it will take a few posts before all of them are done but here's what I've got so far. Lots more to come...
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| Start with 1/3 yard each |
Tula's block is on the left - from her book. The one for the lap quilt is on the right.
