I started this project back in 2015 when I saw that my friend, Nancy, who taught me to quilt, had made one. Hers were made with 1 1/2" strips so the squares finished at 1" but I'm using 2" strips so mine finish at 1 1/2". This makes a 5" unfinished 9 patch and then I'm alternating with a 5 inch black square.
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| Although I had not packed up all the fabrics that I'd started making these blocks with, luckily I still had enough of most of them on hand to finish making the blocks (I hope). In this picture I have the blocks laid out on the floor of my old house, on the back of a quilt, which left me very little room to walk around. |
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| When I pulled them out recently, I put the ones I had made onto my design wall which is so much easier to maneuver around. |
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| I just love the colors, almost better, in more of a monochromatic configuration than rainbow |
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| But the rainbow is super pretty too |
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| My design wall is about 72" square, which really isn't quite big enough for this so I'm pinning and taping some of the squares onto the wall |
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| In this one I added the rest of the coral and then some orangy and the last orangy/yellow |
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| I have a sunflower topper I started last year which would be nice to get finished for my pub table so we'll see how far I get on this, before I feel obligated to take out the sunflower project. There's just not enough time in each season or I'm a very slow sewer |
1 comment:
That is stunning! Makes me want to start one too!
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