Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Quilt top makeover!

My quilt has gone from *blah*


to *bedazzled*!


I love how the centerpiece imparts a kind of tribal look. This quilt is intended for a large matching donor for our recent KHOI Community Radio fund drive (who is also a composer / musician).


I've also been working with this mystery antique block. Anyone know its name? (Update: thank you CJ, it is "Album Block" or "Chimney Sweep".)

 
Since I have 12 of them, I thought they'd make a good centerpiece, but I changed my mind: too white, too uneventful. The other blocks I am mixing them with are so rich and storied--some person more than 50 years ago pieced together these triangles as the fabric became available, from old clothes. So I'm using the crazy blues, grays, and blacks as the centerpiece and outer border, and the uneventful light-toned mystery blocks will make an inner border. This is what I've got so far. A work in progress (and another KHOI donor thank-you quilt)!
 
 
I always say green is my favorite color, but there's nothing quite so satisfying to me as working with blue.


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    1. Thanks. The design process can be a real roller-coaster ride!

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  2. Everything is looking great. Adding the flying geese to the centre really pops!

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    1. Thanks, Kate. Heading over to your blog... I notice that your geese are so tidy. Mine are always stretched out all over the place! How do you keep that bias so tame?

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  3. Hi--your block is called "album block" or "chimney sweep." I'm currently making a quilt for my daughter with it. I got the pattern from Kaffe Fassett's "Shots and Stripes" book: http://www.amazon.com/Kaffe-Fassett-Quilts-Stripes-Projects/dp/1617690163.

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    1. Thank you CJ! Are you making yours in solids? I had trouble getting too excited about these antique blocks because the contrast between the fabrics was so mild. But the one in the picture (of Kaffe's) is nice!

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    1. Thank you, Rebecca! What are your plans this holiday? Mark and I are going to Missouri for T-giving but will be back for the weekend.

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  5. Love, love what you are doing with albumn/chimney sweep blocks! I'm especially excited to see this finish!

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    1. Thank you Zenia! It is coming together *all* too easily. What pitfall have I neglected?

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