This is what is on my "Design Floor"! LOL And it's sideways to beat, due to space, but what fun this one has been. This was inspired from Bonnie Hunter's "Stars over Shallotte," in her second or third book, Scraps and Shirttails II. My blocks are all similar fabrics, but each one different values in different places. I am LOVING it, especially the zig-zag sashing. Blocks finish at 9 inches, and instead of using HSTs , I used Flying Geese and that great ruler (No Math ruler, previous post). Each block came out PERFECT - unusual for me. I am finished with the blocks but still need to make 4 half blocks, and more sashing. It's eash to get mixed up sewing the sashing on diagonally, so that part is S L O W ! I have no idea what will happen when I get to the borders. I'm thinking that some twining vines leaves, birds would contrast nicely with the hard sharp graphic lines of the blocks and sashing.
This was going to be a soon-to-be retreat project, but dang it, I'll be almost finished with it by then! I"ll have to come up with a different one for the retreat.
I am a quilter - a retired widow living in the Nebraska Panhandle. I am surrounded by beautiful semi-arid ranch country, and treeless hills and fields under incredibly wide blue skies, located far from the upheaval found often in large towns or cities. I am blessed to have delicious time to quilt and to appreciate my peaceful moments in an unpeaceful world.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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