Challenge Block--post 3

Goal number five on my January list was to work on my challenge blocks. This challenge was to use three Kaffe large scale prints in a quilt. There were no other rules. In my December post, I shared how I was making the blocks. 

The three Kaffe prints

Earlier this week, I finished stitching the blocks for Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Lupine and Laughter. I'd like to lay them out; but, my challenge blocks are on the design wall. It was time to make progress on this project! I cut more block parts, made more blocks until I had sewn enough to create a top. 

Friday evening I began to web the rows. I like to web my blocks; but, somehow, the blocks will twist and I end up sewing rows together in a different design than I had intended. If you web, how do you keep that from happening? After my webbing fiasco, I started sewing the bocks together two at a time, then four at a time until I had a row. Then I stitched rows together.  Of course, I made mistakes; but, perhaps today, I'll finish and have a flimsy!

Sewing the rows together

Once I figured out how, the block was simple to sew. I like how slicing the blocks tamed the large scale prints. The solid fabrics sometimes stand out more than the print fabric. The solid dark skinny strips are a purple grunge. This fabric unifies the design. The blacks play together. They look like they are having a party! The top has a modern vibe. I'm happy with my solution to the challenge!

The layout

It needs a name. Gertie, my inner squirrel, has been calling it "Dash." I teased her that she was naming it after herself because she is always dashing about the studio. She only swished her tail in response! This is an 18 block by 10 block layout. The top will be 48 by 65 inches. I'm not planning to add a border and likely will use the purple grunge as binding. I have some leftover parts, chunks and strips. I hope there are enough leftovers to create a backing; but that is a project for another day!

Linking to Oh Scrap and Sew & Tell.