... or two
After kitting up the remaining three churn dash center blocks for Harriet's Legacy,
I decided to start cutting and kitting round 2 of the medallion -- a sawtooth star-in-a-star.
And I was going to need 12 of those babies!
I thought about simplifying the block with an economy block center ...
Kinda simplistic, don't you think?
So I decided to give the "real" block a chance and made the center of it as designed.
A bit fiddly, some odd measurements ... What about a Plan B?
Why not reverse Rounds 1 and 2 -- put the sawtooth SiaS in the center? Only 4 of those required!
The catch with that plan is the size differential.
The stars finish at 10"; the churn dashes finish at 7.5".
I will need 16 of the smaller blocks to fit around the 20-inch center.
And I'll need to adjust the width of the filler strip between the two rounds.
Just for fun, I stitched another one ...
I can do this!
Only eleven more to cut and kit ...
That's an ambitious project! I like your fabric choices so far.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blocks, Libby!
ReplyDeleteDo you ALWAYS need to do things the hard way, Libby?!?! :P
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that it would be SEW much simpler to just follow the PATTERN.
Those Sawtooth Star in a Star blocks are really neat! I think you can make the design your own, and we'll call the quilt "Libby's Legacy." :)
ReplyDeleteYou are off to a great start. Are you planning to make the quilt the size shown?
ReplyDeleteI fell in love with Harriet's Legacy when it came out -- I clearly recall making a special trip to a not-close-to-home supermarket to buy The Quilter magazine to get the pattern. I used the quilt photo as a computer screensaver for a while....I still have the pattern. Following your progress may be as close as I get.
ReplyDeleteYou can do this!
ReplyDelete(Though I like Diann's idea of a "Libby's Legacy"!)