Now be honest -- who can go to a major quilt show and not be inspired to start something new?
On Tuesday three friends and I made a day trip to Pigeon Forge for the Mountain Quiltfest. I shopped with purpose and restraint, but still came home with three or four patterns and several yards of fabric. This Zinnia pattern by Laundry Basket Quilts (Edyta Sitar) spoke to me in a most earnest way and I'm not exactly sure why. It certainly is not my typical traditional block style of quilt!
So I sorted through my batiks (again, not my usual style) and started cutting. I want to work on this at a retreat later in the month and thought I could best absorb the instructions at home without distractions. The instructions are written for precuts which I am not using so I'm trying to convert them to more traditional methods of cutting from yardage. For example, I cut the little triangles from a strip using the Companion Angle, rather than cutting a large triangle into quarter squares. Today I dropped everything and assembled one flower head just to make sure I'm going in the right direction.
The pin at the lower right warns me that it's a little shy of the correct size, but I think it's because I trimmed the strip of 4 squares which caused me to lose points and that's about how much too small it is. Tomorrow I will think through my process for stems and leaves and get those pieces cut.
That's a neat block - simple and yet makes a really unique flower! I can see why you needed to drop everything and make it!
ReplyDeleteit looks great - yes how can we go to a show and not shop a little bit
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a fun new project! You're smart to figure out the cutting and the instructions before going to retreat, too easy to make mistakes there with all the fun distractions.
ReplyDeleteLOL I just picked up the same pattern and I look forward to reading all your tricks & tips. Which size are you planning to make? Have fun at your retreat Marlene@coveredinstitches.com
ReplyDeleteInteresting, Libby, so you kind of improvised looking at the pattern. Sure seems like you nailed it. I really like the pattern and think it would look stunning with any colour ways, as you've shown there with that stunning batik fabric. Have fun now preparing.
ReplyDeleteHey. It’s Harriett. I love that quilt. Amaxing
ReplyDeleteYou are always looking for a better and more efficient way to construct quilt blocks, aren't you, Libby? SEW very clever!!
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