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.
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| 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!
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| 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!
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| The layout |
7 comments:
That blue grunge ties everything together! Gail at the cozy quilter
Just a lovely use of those large scale KF fabrics, Terry!! Great way to give the eye a resting place throughout...nice work...hugs, Julierose;)))
I like how you are taming the wild prints by also putting them in rows of the color and not an all over mish mash.
That turned out to be a really neat design, Terry! I love the solids with the Kaffe - it definitely tames those big prints a bit. I have webbed some quilts when sewing the blocks together, and done the same thing as you - twisted blocks around anyway! I'm not sure I have a tip about that except that when I have done it successfully, it's because I went slowly and checked/double-checked everything before sewing!
I'm ambivalent about webbing. But when I have done it, I always put a safety pin in the top left of the first block for every column, and am very careful about reaching under the sewn parts to grab the next column to be sewn. I normally only do webbing on small quilts. For large quilts it's more work as the quilt grows than sewing pairs, then pairs of pairs, etc.
I like the new quilt, especially where the KF prints seem to start making waves across.
Interesting look! Large prints can be such a challenge to work with, but you've done great. I've tried the webbing technique, but find it doesn't work for me. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
I love everything about this one, Terry. The black works well and I think the purple grundge will make a nice binding.
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