So, Block #4 --> which was block #4 from the generator! Kinda neat how that happened.This block is called ... Double X Ladies Art Company ... and really was a blast to sew up too! I added the border to it cause the size was only 5inch or so -- and I want the 6 X6 thing happening, so border it is!! (Looks like for the next block it'll be getting a border as well)
Maybe one day I'll figure out the best lighting to take the pictures of my blocks in. So far, putting the 4 blocks together look really nice. I'll definitely have to do more with the pale yellow background to match the tulips - but believe it or not, all the solild prints match nicely. I LOVE the way this is turning out. Makes me wish I had more fabric in these shades. It's really making me think as to what I'll do with them, and at what size I'll stop.
Options for this "quilt" are
- Make it into smaller pillows or wall hangings
- Adding a border in between them and making a lap blanket
- Splitting the "colors" I have (ie, 45 of the one kind, and 45 of the other) and making 2 desperate quilts with the border between them.
- Making a 12X12 album, and using the blocks as "art" in them along with the pictures/blog posts to the blocks as a cool quilting album (which sounds cool, but I think I'll keep the pictures/blog posts and the quilt blocks seperate cause I kinda want a blankie)
OH! I drew for the 5th block ... and it's number was #27 ... it seems to be the hardest one yet on my little list!! (Yes, the reaction was captured on word - but it crashed, so I lost the original post) - but it went something like that " Holy @#!@# !@#!@# #@$@#$ @#% "
The instructions assure you that it's not that hard to do. She suggests "piecing" all the curved bits to the squares, then sewing them all together -- which, I think for my mental sanity, I might just have to do. Again - this one would need a border to it because of the size. (And yes, I'm royally annoyed that I made the other 4 so big, but whatever, I'm going with 6X6 and I'm not switching now! So, some get borders!!!)
Awww this is so cute! I love Block #3 too!
ReplyDeleteNo 5 block is a bit of a challenge! Just go slowly, and pin, pin, pin! When I do curves, I put pins in about 1/4" apart. It is a pain to sew that seam, but worth putting all those pins in. BTW Is this 16 x 1.5" blocks?? I think I would panic.
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