When I first joined this bee I was CERTAIN of what I wanted to send out. I got some fabrics and then immediately changed my mind. So much for being certain! Then I ransacked the stash and came up with all those blues and greens you can see in the flickr set. Ok, fabric decision [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Ready Set Sew
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Color Riot
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I couldn’t help myself! I loved these fabrics and had a blast putting them together. I hope Valerie doesn’t need sunglasses for these blocks! I got really into the selvedge edges and added a couple more from my stash along with 2 Kaffe fabrics (Asian Circles and Silhouette). They are a [...]
More blocks for Valerie!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Really fun fabrics to work with!!
One sorta standard log cabin block:
And one less standard!
It was really fun to improv piece both within the constraints of the fabric I had!! I love the combo if working in my comfort zone (log cabin-y) and also out of it because I’m using fabrics someone else chose and cut!
Hope [...]
Blocks for Valerie
Posted in may blocks on May 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was delighted to receive the packet of fabrics from Valerie. These colors are so perfect together but it just never would have occurred to me to try them. The fabric pieces in my packet were mostly longer strips, so I chose to improvise on strip-based designs.
First, a wonky square with a more [...]
Blocks for May
Posted in may blocks on May 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I got my blocks from Valerie in the mail this week and I sat right down with them to get started. I love the inspiration she chose because it is my favorite way to sew quilt blocks: improvisationally. In many casesI used the strips fresh out of the pack since they were already cut to [...]
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