Friday 11 September 2015

And Yet Another Project

In interest of me doing what I want, when I want, whatever project I want - I dug out another one. My Brit Bee blocks from round 2. They have been languishing in a box for a while now. Mostly because I loved my idea but never thought it through properly.


I sent out Kona Coal and lots of different yellow, orange, pink and red fabrics from my stash. I asked for a star block or two. That was the only guidance. I said size didn't matter. Therein lay the problem. I ended up with all these amazing blocks and they were so very many different sizes I kind of hit the creative wall as I thought about how to put them together. So I put them aside and there they stayed, until yesterday.

I spread them out on the floor and stuck a post it note on each one with it's size to help me plan layout possibilities. I moved them about, made a few more small/tiny blocks and I went for it. I pieced them into a top.


It was far easier than I thought it would be. There are only two changes I would make if I had to take it apart and do it again. Obviously that is not going to happen so I'm going to go with the fact that I am very, very happy with how this is looking. It measures up about 66" square. I have no backing fabric and I have no idea how to quilt it, but I am so damn happy that it is all together in a quilt top I can barely contain myself.

This Do My Own Stuff September thing is working well for my inspiration, and my let's get things done burst of energy. Wonder what I will dig out tomorrow?

Susan

20 comments:

  1. Oh, it's magnificent! Hope you find backing fabric soon so you can finish it!

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  2. Beautiful! Love the randomness of the block sizes. The Kona coal is perfect.

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  3. What a great top. I'm not surprised though that it stumped you for a while. There would have been some fiddling around while you put that jigsaw together. :-)

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  4. how did you do that????? Lol. It is gorgeous,
    Susan. can't wait to see it quilted

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  5. This looks amazing Susan - love the variety of blocks and the bright colours against the coal!

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  6. I remember these blocks and they look fantastic in a top. You could piece a back with squares from fat quarters or whatever bits you have about so that you could quilt it sooner.

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  7. It's beautiful. Love how the colors pop against the dark background. It sure looks like alot of work.

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  8. It's beautiful. Love how the colors pop against the dark background. It sure looks like alot of work.

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  9. It's fabulous! I'm going to steal your idea when I'm the queen bee in my bee next time!

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  10. Love the colours in this - fireworks in a night sky perhaps.

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  11. Excellent finish! I find that many tasks I've been putting off end up being easier than I thought they would be.... Something to remember in the future, when we find we're avoiding something, don't you think?

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  12. It's fab! I love the layout - especially that strip of darker grey, and the colours

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  13. I love how it's turned out. Looks fantastic.

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  14. I really love this too. I love the colours and the variety. If love to do a random block quilt myself one of these days

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  15. I've already told you on Instagram but this is my favorite quIlt of yours ever. Until you make another one

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  16. Those fabrics glow with happiness.

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