I have been asked to present a program for the Piecemakers of Milton Guild in August. They have asked me to present my "One of a Kind" program and I have decided to make a new quilt for the demonstration.
Here are the very first blocks up on the design wall - so cute already!!
I brought everything down to the kitchen to cut out.
I got out my green, red and aqua scraps, which were all in one place :).
Without any panels or orphan blocks to use I decided to make some new blocks and drew up a tentative layout on graph paper.
I brought down some of the sections from the previous quilt I made using these fabrics, just really to give me some inspiration.
I have made 5 pieced tree blocks and have started making the filler blocks.
These tree blocks will get borders around them to equal 12 x 12, but I'm waiting for a while to see what colors I'll need to keep things in balance.
Here is the previous quilt using the pillow panels. It's such a happy quilt.
Here's the book that has given me so much inspiration and my first group of fabrics. I cut my own jelly roll from my stash - so fun.
I always make a graph paper pattern. I cut out separate blocks to scale and use scotch tape so I can move them around. When I have the blocks set where I want them. I then fill in with 4" blocks.
I'm having so much fun today, these are happy colors.
Karen
6 comments:
I was wondering if you meant a program based on the concepts in that book. I no longer have the book (or I don't think I do) but it gave some good guidance for creating a setting for blocks of different sizes and varying amounts of blocks. Is your program to be a lecture or hands on?
Love, it. You are sew creative!
I just love the fabrics you are using in this! I bet your presentation will be wonderful - wish I could go :0)
That does look like a lot of fun! Think I'll look for that book and use your idea of plotting out the quilt on graph paper.
Looks like fun! I'm wondering if you make a large stripy block and then cut a couple tree out of it…or how do you make the trees? It looks like a great Christmas quilt.
This post has come at a perfect time for me. I have a stack of orphan blocks, partial quilts, and parts, parts, parts. I need cohesion and guidance. Your working process looks like one I could work with too.
I think I'll be getting my graph paper out. I'd forgotten how useful it can be for quilting.
I'm sure your talk will be a great success. BTW -- I just found and ordered a used copy of this book. There are quite a few on Amazon, new and used.
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