Wow - It has been so long since I wrote in this blog. Time to correct that 😁
I have started a new quilt and decided to share my progress. It is called "A Ribbon Run Through It" It was a BOM using “A Return to Elegance” collection by Judie Rothermel for Marcus Fabrics. I purchased it as a full kit about a year ago and decided this winter to start on it. Here it what it will look like .....
I have managed to finish the 16 center blocks. I am a stickler for points so several of the sections were paper pieced (especially those double flying geese). Each of the blocks were different and the only fabric that was in the exact same spot in all the blocks was the cream background fabric. From cutting to finish, each block took over a day to complete. The first few actually took two days because I was concerned that making a mistake with limited fabric might put me in a position where I could not finish it. Here is Block 1 and Block 2 finished
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| Block 1 |
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| Block 2 |
and just like that there was a stack of 16!!
I got bold and decided to mass produce the sub units for the eight blocks surrounding the center blocks since they were all the same. This worked out beautifully - here they are all sewn and trimmed to size!!. Again I paperpieced those flying geese ,,,,, then there were lots of squared up 1 1/2 pieces ready to sew together to make 8 blocks.
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| Corner Block Pieces ready to sew |
And after a few days there were 8 corner blocks ready and waiting!
Next iten to tackle will be the sashing strips. The pattern called for Half Square Triangles and Quarter Square Triangles. What a waste of fabric (in my honest opinion), So into Electric Quilt I went and set up a foundation paperpiecing for the sashing. Sigh ... we now have 10 out of 64 sashing completed!!
Stay tuned for more piecing!!
