What a frustrating project, but at least it came with a lovely outcome! For what it’s worth, I had to search to find the identical blocks.
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Me too. You know they’re there @Edel so if you’re bothered by them, rip them out, but I had to spend a few minutes to spot them. I wouldn’t have noticed if I didn’t know.
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If you’re taking votes I also can’t find it easily, so depending on where you plan for to to live (somewhere you’ll see it all the time vs giving away to a good home) you could leave it. Unless it will haunt you- life’s too short for that $@!?.
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I’m thinking I will take them out and replace. To make it test, I’ll just take out two of the central coloured squares, and leave the corners, even if they are the same. I think visually that will work. I’m not decided yet on what I’m going to do with this one. I might keep it, in which case it will annoy me.
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Ok I’ve changed my mind, I found even more that are too close together, so I’m calling it a design choice!
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I think that is a good choice. Once you start overthinking it, it can drive you mad! I do admire people who can precisely layout their blocks with no two colors in the same area or fifteen zillion fabrics, no two alike, etc.
I think the quilt is lovely as is and again, looks like strings of beads. I printed out the pattern and want to make one. As long as it looks like beads, for me, that is the goal.
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@MistressJennie @MistressJennie that basket is seriously delightful! The colours are perfect and the texture of the quilting is wonderful.
And @Edel the magic lanterns flimsy is wonderful. I love the way the diamonds flow across the quilt.
Thank you all for the advice on the colour wheel quilt. I spent some time remaking the purple and yellow squares, then applique-ing them in place before I re-did the quilting in those areas. I’m pleased with the fix.
I originally wanted to make a key for the back explaining the hand stitching, because each colour of lines is a different colour scheme type. But I’m so tired and I want to do something nice this evening so I’m going to hand stitch the binding down, then I can always slip stitch the key on later.
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And I’m putting this in a new post so I can find it easier:
My Quiltalong Goals for Q4
- Finish the colour wheel quilt
- Quilt the Eccentric Beauty quilt
- Plan the Mutiny is Self Care quilt
- Finish one BYSS month (any will do!)
- Make the Quilt as you go basket
- Reorganise Fat Quarter drawers
- Learn to cut patchwork fabric with the cricut
- Learn to make improv sawtooth star blocks
My bingo cards:
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Your color wheel quilt turned out very interesting! I would definitely need a key to know what all the stitching meant.
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Thanks for sharing the video! Cheered me up
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I, AIMR, submit these two quilted pouches as a small personal finish.
I keep finding random orphan blocks as I attempt to clean up and clear out the last of our moving boxes in the garage and basement.
Hand quilting the first one probably took way longer than I thought, but I was binging a tv show so didn’t really notice. I decided to machine quilt the second one just to get it done.
They are both lined with fabric from my stash (and yes, I keep finding more fabric in those boxes!). I also hand embroidered around the edges. They are closed with a simple snap.
I plan to give the second one to a friend and use the first one to hold my phone and sunglasses. I got tired of digging around my purse for them each time I get in my car.
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These are gorgeous, I’m loving all the Boro stitching you’re doing x
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Did you ever finish your hand embroidered pieces? I am about to start mine loosely using the tutorial of one of my favorite YouTubers. I find stitching over fabric much more relaxing than cross stitch and embroidery.
I am also planning to make totes out of this very old, damaged and poorly made quilt that was started by a friend’s mother. No one in the family wants it as it is. It appears to have been made out of all sorts of fabric, clothing, scraps, flannel, shirts, etc. The only thing I can think to do with it is to make tote bags for her and her sisters. The fabrics I can save are cool and very vintage (1940’s?). But it really is an ugly quilt, so some decorative stitching will probably be necessary.
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What a great idea to preserve the quilt in a way that they can use and appreciate!
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Today’s Bingo prompt is:
Sew together a row of quilt blocks
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That quilt has potential to be a great tote @aimr. I feel like you could make it into something special.
I finally did it. I plugged in the new machine and started working on my coat again. I forgot how big of a project this is. I am having to learn the new machine. The entire feel is different.
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That will make great totes with some of your fabulous stitching on top
And no I haven’t finished my pouch yet, I’ve been too scattered with my crafting at the moment. But I’ve just dropped DH off to the airport, he’s heading on a two week transatlantic cruise, Southampton-NY and back. He’ll be incommunicado for two weeks, which will be interesting, and Mollie is in a stage show starting next week, so I’ll be by myself every evening, so in theory I’ll get loads done.
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Sweet! Great bingo call on Wednesday. I’ve been sewing rows of blocks together all week! I thought I’d have this quilt top done last weekend but the border is killing me lol. I keep “assuming" and don’thave a design wall up to help visualize what I’m doing. (Thought it was simple so didn’t draft on paper)Thought I knew.. sewed pieces. Realized I was wrong. Sewed those useless pieces together for part of the backing. Bought more fabric to redo the border… discovered that plan only worked for 2 sides. Now I have to get more fabric (scrappy needs variety) and make a few more pieces before I can finish last 2 sides … also just realized in typing this out that the piece I planned as part of the backing is going to be too short with the extra bits on the side.
But! Top is almost done haha.
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