I Sewed Something!

Yep, I sewed something... a quilt block!

(I'll give you a minute to get over your shock that I actually sewed!)

Why this quilt block?

Some of you may recall that I joined a group of ladies from my Patchwork group in the sewing of blocks for one another... this was done 'mystery' style & completed over ~18months.

Each time, we were given a bag containing the block pattern for the month, & the fabrics of our recipient; we sewed the block & returned it to the co-ordinator. The blocks made were kept separately (& secretly!) for each participant until all were made & we had a wonderful 'reveal' early in the year when were given the blocks made for us. Each participant had made one 12½" block for every person in the group.

You will notice this fabric in each of my blocks...

I bought several metres of it & requested for it to be included somewhere in my blocks, wherever the maker wanted to use it. All other fabric choices, I left up to the maker.
(The colours of the fabric are best seen in the block, not immediately above)

Here are the 17 blocks made for me:

I love them all, & find it so interesting to see the various fabrics that my friends chose to add to my own fabric. They're not scrappy; they're simply a collective of individual interpretation.

I'd decided from the outset that I would make a quilt with all of the blocks made for me... I'm making a few extra blocks so the quilt will be a 4x5 layout with sashing... one lady passed away during the months we were sewing, & I didn't receive a block from her, so the Card Trick block up there is one we'd all sewn but I'd not received... Three more blocks are going to be made & then I'll have to figure out how to sash them.

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Blogland is such a great place... after my last post about the poor state of my sewing brain, I was really so touched by the wonderful positive words & some great advice contained in the Comments... you guys are awesome!

I've decided that making long lists is not for me, so I'm going to work on a small number of projects & then when one is finished I'll add another, and so on. There definitely needs to be more finishes than new starts!

BUT... but, but, but... I've decided that I will indeed join in with Helen & the other ladies who are making Ruth's Quilt, from the Leanne Beasley book.

Three fabrics in my stash are going to be great for the stitcheries for this quilt...

thank you Helen for the inspiration & I look forward to these designs being my Friday project, both at Patchwork group & at home.

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It's the 2nd Tuesday of the month tomorrow... time to share EPP.
And I even have something to share for that too... golly, I'm on a roll!