A day has to start somewhere: might as well be browsing through quilting books - like this one published by Better Homes and Gardens....It's still available, I checked.
It's one I've had on my shelf forever, but have never really looked at it - until this morning when I caught a glimpse of that brown half-square triangle quilt folded on the trunk at the foot of the bed!
I ran (didn't stop to walk) to my fabric bin and found 12-15 brown fabrics....no time to stop and count, plus some brown/orange, brown/green, brown/black just to mix things up a bit. Grabbed my bolt of muslin for the background and here's where I've landed: 56 HST blocks are sewn, pressed and squared to 6 1/2" and I've started making 640 2" little guys that will surround the large one! It takes 16..yikes. I've finally stopped long enough to catch my breath and grab a bite to eat. I'll be back, but in the meantime ........here's my mess - and
here's the three I've finished. They are 10" blocks, so I'm guessing my quilt will be 74" x 84" after I
add an outside border....you guessed it: more 2" half-square triangles!
It's one I've had on my shelf forever, but have never really looked at it - until this morning when I caught a glimpse of that brown half-square triangle quilt folded on the trunk at the foot of the bed!
I ran (didn't stop to walk) to my fabric bin and found 12-15 brown fabrics....no time to stop and count, plus some brown/orange, brown/green, brown/black just to mix things up a bit. Grabbed my bolt of muslin for the background and here's where I've landed: 56 HST blocks are sewn, pressed and squared to 6 1/2" and I've started making 640 2" little guys that will surround the large one! It takes 16..yikes. I've finally stopped long enough to catch my breath and grab a bite to eat. I'll be back, but in the meantime ........here's my mess - and
here's the three I've finished. They are 10" blocks, so I'm guessing my quilt will be 74" x 84" after I
add an outside border....you guessed it: more 2" half-square triangles!
Wow, Marty - What an ambitious project, but boy is it ever going to be gorgeous!! Have fun!! Kris
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful colors together. I look forward to seeing this one finished. :))
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