To begin the process I decided to take inventory of my blocks - how many different block sizes have I made, and how many of each size. At this point I have blocks ranging in size from 2.5" square to 15" square. I know! Where did this weird quilt block come from?
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| Quilt blocks grouped by size |
This maple leaf block is the odd-sized one. I'll probably add borders to bring it up to a more workable size. I can't even remember how many years ago I made this block - early in my quilting career. It's a bit wonky, but I love it :o) When we first started this quilt along I pulled this block as my cornerstone to build the sampler around.
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| Maple leaves - inspiration for colors came from this block |
I've pulled my instructions for Moda's Modern Building Blocks quilt and I'm looking at the breakdown of this layout to inspire me how to divide my quilt top into sections.
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| Planning a random layout :o) |
My quilt will be in the neighborhood of 60" x 72" so I'll play around with the mental challenge of how to best divide that into sections. Then, as Anita suggested I'll work on filling one section at a time. This will be fun!
Happy Friday!!
Your blocks look great, and it looks like you have many of them! I think it is so helpful to divide this quilt in sections. I have made my 'center' and now I'll let it all brew for a week.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had a good arrangement for mine, but my blocks are such crazy sizes - I think I'm going to be forced to put in little filler sections of fabric. I too need to just get it all out. I need a design wall though, I just cannot give over this much floor space to this for weeks, and I know that is how long it would take me to get it done... Have I ever mentioned I need a design wall? It makes me crazy!
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are so beautiful, Debbie! I'm in the same dilemma as you all. I love all the blocks and am still making more, and I have an idea for fillers but no idea how to make all the blocks fit together. I don't know that I can put mine together in sections, I have such an array of sizes. They have in common all being even numbers when finished (4", 6" etc), so that helps. But I had to add a couple of side strips to make my vine a workable size. In the final analysis it won't matter if we fudge a bit :)
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm so excited to see your blocks & your process!! I think getting started is the hardest step. Once you get going, I bet it will start to get easier.
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