The
February block instructions were posted for the group I joined. The block is called Spring Blossoms, so of
course, to choose the fabrics, I had to think about what spring blossoms mean
to me. This is what I came up with-
(That’s
not as crooked as it looks in the picture – I was shooting at an angle.)
I
was thinking of seeds growing up from the ground (dark green), turning into the
bright green stems of flowers (bright green), then the buds begin (light pink),
going into full blooms (dark pink), all reaching for the sky (blue), and of
course, the sun (yellow). The dark pink is the only fabric I also used in the first block for January. I want to make the entire quilt of batik and
hand dyed cottons, which I have a big pile of and never could figure out what
to do with before. The instructions for
this block call for cutting out 1 ½” strips of the 5 outside colors the entire
width of the fabric, then sewing them together, and finally cutting them into 3
½” X 5 1/2” units, to make it easy.
Because I only had a 10” square of the light pink, I had to actually
piece the units together – I had to cut that light pink so careful to get
enough 1 ½” X 3 ½” pieces for 3 blocks.
And of course, the blocks did not end up 8 ½” square like they were
supposed to – they are a little over 8 ¼” square, because I don’t sew
straight! I will just make up for it
with sashing or borders!
So
the block of the month is done for another month. I’m trying to decide what I can work on that
won’t take too much brain power. I may
pullout that little Card Tricks quilt again and see what I can do with it. Then again, I’ve started watching Downton Abbey on Netflix, so I hope I
can drag myself away from it since I have the first two seasons to catch up.
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