Several Aussies sent blocks to my sister's house and I apologise as I packed all the blocks in one suitcase and the notes that came with them in another and then here we are, several weeks later, and I am not sure who to thank for their generosity. I do remember opening up the box at the time and thinking 'wow' when I saw all the blocks.
They even included pre-cut sashing pieces too and enough fabric to do the binding, so really, I had very little to do with this one.
If it's you, please stick your hand up and let me know so I can thank you!
(Edited to add: It's Wendy - thank you Wendy...see comments section)
I love it.
Digressing slightly; I was in a bee a few years ago and when it was my month I sent out black, white and red fabric only and asked for blocks made with the half-square triangle only - so I know how striking a limited colour palette can be.
Anyway, getting back to No. 18.
The blocks were a complete array of patterns and all just beautiful.
And even the backing fabrics continued the colour theme.
Couple of things while I remember. Some people are straight stitching right around the edge (or as close to) of each block and I've found that really helpful. It's not a deal breaker but if you do fancy doing it (and it really helps me if you are using quite a high loft batting) that would be great.
Some other people have mentioned that when they are quilting their blocks, it does shrink the end measurement a little. If you're starting out from scratch maybe start with a 12 3/4" block and then trim to 12 1/2" once you've finished quilting it. If you can't, again it's not a deal breaker.
Big thanks too, to everyone who is sending me extras - I didn't realise how grateful I would be for pre-cut binding ( 2 1/2") and pre-cut sashing strips (1" and 1 3/4") but having had it to hand, it's really speeded the process up. A couple of people even enclosed money which, although very kind, is not necessary. I've donated your money to the home in Mexico City so thank you.
And so I continue.
Onwards and upwards to No. 19.
ooh .. like this one x
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous and I like that it could be for a boy or a girl too. I'm off to quilt some more blocks for you. Don't know where they keep coming from!
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous quilt! The blocks are all so interesting!
ReplyDeleteHi Alison, these are the blocks I donated. I feel so privileged to be part of your campaign. You are doing an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteGreat blocks!
DeleteWendy, these blocks are gorgeous and Alison put them together in a very eye-pleasing way! Fabulous job ladies!
DeleteWell done again! And weldone Wendy with your cute blocks!
ReplyDeleteRe your comment about Pre-cut sashings, 1" and 1.75". What lengths of these widths do you need? 12.75"?
ReplyDeleteLet me know and I"ll cut a few to pop in with my next batch of blocks.
I made all of my blocks about 13.5 inches and then squared them to size with my 12.5" sq ruler. The orphan blocks I had from my very first quilting class were a bit smaller than 12.5 to start with and I knew they would shrink up a bit with quilting, so I hacked them up and added fabric in various ways before quilting.
ReplyDeleteI suppose if you get blocks that are a bit too small and make it difficult to incorporate you can set those aside and use them all in one quilt once you have 20...
I continue to be very impressed with you and your project Alison!
This one is very sweet. Can't believe you've completed 18 now! Wowsers! You are doing amazing.:)
ReplyDeletewhat a great colorscheme!!! I love the red-white-black :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat looking quilt!!
ReplyDeletelooks like Wendy had a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! I'll get my blocks back out of the envelope and stitch round the edges before I post them!
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