Happy
1st day of August. As hot as
August gets, I am happy it is finally here – that means we only have another 45
days of crazy heat. AND – school starts
soon, which makes me very happy.
When
I was last here, I had mentioned that I would be working on another quilt for a
gift soon. The person I am making it for
really loves blue and I was considering making another kaleidoscope quilt. I had to find something blue with a large
print and this is what I found-
(Sorry
it’s not ironed in this picture) I just
fell in love with this Asian print and got enough to make the stack and whack
blocks. I figured I would need at least
three more blues, so I found these-
They
all really look nice together. But the
more I looked at the Asian print, the more I wasn’t sure about the kaleidoscope
blocks. I just felt that the balance
between the blues and the white weren’t right, so I finally decided to go with
the piecing method I have used so many times – that which Eleanor Burns calls
the Quick Quarter Quilt. You can see her
video on it here. So I started stripping
and this is a sneak preview of what it looks like-
This
picture really isn’t as vibrant as the actual quilt – the colors are really
bright together.
I
got almost 2/3 of the top together, and
found out I didn’t have enough of the lightest and the medium blue. Thankfully, I remember where I got them, so I’m
sure I can go get a bit more. Very
frustrating though, because I am trying to finish it quickly so I can get it to
Janet the longarm quilter so I will have it all done in time for the upcoming
birthday.
So
that is what I am doing while I am trying to stay cool. How about you?
I love this fabric. It's so pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chrystal. It's with Janet the longarm quilter now. I can't wait to see it finished!
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