I was so happy this week to get back to the book. Both blocks this week are straight from the book with no substitutions or alternations. It also looks like I'm getting back to some of the simpler blocks so maybe I'll have some time for some other sewing projects too.
I really have to give Lori credit for some crazy math skills. I'm not a fan of the templates, but figuring out the sizes for a 6" block with a 5x5 grid and seam allowances is insane. I'm so glad I could just use her templates and have the block come out the right size.
#45 Grape Basket
Morning was a lot easier. I love the nine patch variations. I The four black side units are designed to be flying geese with a solid strip attached to the bottom. I decided to eliminate the seam and cut 2.5" squares. I then sewed my white triangles to the top of the square to make an extended flying goose. This quilt has so many seams that I don't know if cutting out four will really make that much difference, but it did make assembly a bit easier. It would also make a huge difference if I ever decided to make this block for another quilt using prints.
#57 Morning
After playing with the Farmer's Puzzle block in EQ7 last week I finally broke down and bought the companion CD for this quilt. I'd read some reviews saying that the CD didn't work in EQ7 so I was hesitant to buy it. Since it was on sale on Amazon I decided to risk it. All I needed to do was change the file type to "Previous EQ Versions" and the CD worked perfectly. Since I've run out of space in my apartment to lay out all of my blocks I had a lot of fun putting all of the blocks I've finished into EQ. I'm not sure how to put the layout I want into EQ so I'm using the layout from the book for my sketch. I know that I've finished over half of my blocks, but it's still surprising to see how full the quilt is.
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Loving this project you are doing and I love that template to chart your progress on such a large scale project for sure! Glad you found that on sale too! Thanks for sharing your successes ! Keep up the amazing work :) Kathi
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Kathi. I'm really excited about having the template to track my progress.
DeleteI love the black/white/grey combination. The whole quilt will look so classy. Great work.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm really enjoying the black and white combination.
DeleteOooh, I'm loving the grey/white/black combo! It's going to look so clean and fresh and with such simple colors!
ReplyDeleteBlack and white is one of my favorite color combinations. I'm really excited to see these blocks in colors that aren't as common.
DeleteGreat new blocks! X
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DeleteLove this quilt-what a huge project tho. How long do you expect it to take you to complete Kymberly ?~! It's gorgeous for sure. Love the spelling of your name; I have friends who call me Lyndy-with two Y's.
ReplyDeleteMy goal is to make two blocks a week, and plan on making all 111 (actually the lay out I want to use is 121 so I'll need to find a few extra blocks.) I started the project in January and am fairly on track to finish the quilt top by the end of December or early January of next year.
DeleteLoving your gray, white and black fabrics in the FWQS blocks! Your layout is awesome, too.
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Thanks. I love how versatille the FWQS is. I've seen it done with everything from reproducitons of civil war and 1930s fabrics to modern designers and it always looks great.
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