Monday 11 September 2017

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!

12 comments:

Pamela said...

Card Tricks is a favorite of mine. What a great set of blocks! You will have a beautiful quilt.

Susan said...

A lovely collection of otherwise scrappy blocks.

It seems that collectively we may have given you the boost you needed to get onto some of those projects...Good luck with it - hang in there!

Chookyblue...... said...

Interesting that piece of tactic you choose.... I love seeing what the others choose..... It's going to look great and I like that one fabric pulls it all together

Maria said...

The blocks look good together. Maybe you could use your footy fabrics for the sashing?

Jeanette said...

Love your blocks. They look wonderful. Hugs,xx

Fiona said...

woohooo... card trick is a lovely block and I like the idea of an extra row on your quilt top. the blocks do look great together.... great to be sewing that stitchery quilt with you.... doubly woohooowooohoooo....

Hugz

KaHolly said...

Glad you're getting yournsewing mojo back! These blocks all look great together and will make a beautiful quilt. Sa,pled Blocks are so versatile!

Lin said...

What a lovely collection of blocks! Going to make a lovely quilt. xx

Joy from Days Filled With Joy said...

Cool block, I keep meaning to do a card trick and still haven't! Great idea to have that fabric in all the blocks, looks great... xx

kiwikid said...

Love your block, the blocks made by the patchwork group are fantastic, you will have a wonderful quilt, that has special meaning to you when it is done. Those stitcheries look lovely. Good to see the sewing mojomis back. 😀

Brigitte said...

I love your collection of blocks made by the ladies of the group. It's so great to see all the different interpretations and the use of your fabric in each of the blocks.

Janice said...

Woo hoo! Well done. Your sampler quilt will be a great reminder of your friendships. Enjoy your new project.

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