I took up Amy's One Thing One Week challenge. I was supposed to finish my three Bee blocks. I also had a few other projects I took with me on my sewcation in the mountains. I will tell more about that in another post. I am sad to say I did not finish my blocks due to technical difficuties. My featherweight developed a problem on Sunday when I was trying to finish them. I dont even have any pictures of them. I did however finish another challenge I posed for myself for my sewcation this past week.
I made my quilt top for the Kaufman Dusty Solid charm pack quilt my guild -TMQG -is sponsering for the next meeting.
I made my quilt top for the Kaufman Dusty Solid charm pack quilt my guild -TMQG -is sponsering for the next meeting.
We were to use a cham pack and one yard of bonus fabric. I missed out on the free ones so had to find one on the net. My plan was simple and yet complex. I literally sewed the charm squares together as they came out of the pack to make to HST sets from each pair.
Then the hard fun part came. I played with the layout. I had one in mind but wanted to see other options.
I really likes this one and may still make it but with a little more planned color matching. I call it "two rights and a left".
This was what I finally decided on. It was actually what I had in mind in the first place. I had several fabric choices for background. Again I played but interestingly enough the original one I chose was the one I used.
I guess I need to trust my original instincts. One change to the design in my head was the sashing between the double rows.
I think I am going to hand quilt it with pearl cottons though not sure what color. I may use black.
So I completed a challenge it just wasnt the orginal one I thought I was.
2 comments:
Yup, it happens all the time in the fabric store from whence I just retired...people almost always go back to their first impressions after a turn around the store :-) The 'turn around' is always fun mind you.
I love your idea of sewing the charms together straight out of the pack--the two rights and a left is gorgeous in all the subtle nuance of color!
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