So I decided to do bull's eye flower blocks. Blocks mostly done & set aside to "mature."
Last week (or the week before) I decided to get them to at least a top.
I have 40 blocks that would be a 5x8 layout - no problem.
Unlike most quilters, I don't like to join long rows, I prefer to make 2 patches, then 4 patches, etc. With the 5x8 layout, I needed to keep a few sepatate for 1 long row to join to the part that I would assemble in the manner that I prefer. O.K. I have four 4x4 units and two 1x4 units & The light bulb goes off! Make two 4x5 units, then join them together to make a 5x8 top.
I made it and it really seemed long and skinny.... So I set it aside for the night. On the middle of the night, I dreamed of makeing two 4x5 tops instead. I prefer "fat" to "Skinny" when it comes to quilts. (I have a skinny rag quilt, it is toasty until you roll over!)
So I count blocks to find the mid point. 1, 2... 8, 9 - WHAT THE HE..! I made a 4x10 instead of 5x8, no wonder it was long and skinny.
So I unsew and resew a 5x8 top. (Still skinny, but not so long....)
So I unsewed again and now I have two 4x5 tops. (Ready to become gifts...)
Up till Friday night, I had a pile of orange flower blocks, I joined them up to 4 patches so that I could scatter the leaves about and overlap a few seams. (That made "unsewing" tricky - I had to "find" the seams that did not have leaves.)
I am very happy with the scrappy background (My answer when a pattern calls for "4 yards of muslin.") the flowers, and the leaves!
Finally the border that still needs to be added to the two quilts. :o)Oh, I also PACKED a lot & shopped a bit this past weekend.
The condo appraised for "enough." so we are 1 step closer to home-ownership. :o)
25 comments:
what a fun two quilt tops!
Boy, those orange blossoms just POP. Love them.
What fab tops - love the orange and lemon colourway.
Gosh, those are terrific looking blocks -- very eye catching. And two quilts from one, such a deal.
the orange is really eye popping and perfect for summer!
I do like the scrappy background. And orange! I have a lot of orange in my stash that has been aging for a while. I need to figure out something to use it on. /paula
I love how these are turning out!
gotta love those middle of the night ideas. Glad it all came together for you :-)
Love how this turned out Amy - the orange color makes me think of fresh oranges ripe off the tree and orange cremesicles. What a yummy looking quilt!
I've been wanting to make a bullseye quilt, but hadn't quite looked at it that way - with flowers. That is just so pretty, and the leaves add so much to it. I love the bright colors.
Those flower bullseye blocks are just awesome!! Really striking!
the orange quilt is very lovely!!
congrats on one step closer to home ownership
These are pretty - I have a book with a pattern very similar to this along with other layered and cut applique projects.
I also like putting my tops together in quad sections - it is a pain when you have to unsew sections of the quilt. And finally, scrappy backgrounds are my favorite too.
Those orange flowers are adorable. I don't quite understand what you did, but whatever it was, it worked.
Wow, Amy, it looks wonderful!! I can see that showcased in a brand-new condo :-).
2 for 1 - great idea! I too love the scrappy background. And - thanks to Project Spectrum for all the wonderful tone on tone quilts we have seen this year - I think it does help when you just have to focus on 1 color at a time to get a quilt made. I love your flowers!!!
Great news on the appraisal - as you say - 1 step closer...
Cheers!
Evelym
Nice bright quilts! I bet they'll really cheer up the people who get them. And I like the border on that too!
those turned out awesome! What a lucky person to receive one of those. Isn't it funny how our minds think sometimes and it takes sleeping to solve our problems--too bad it doesn't solve them all! And good girl, you continued to pack too.
Love the flowers. So happy, lively and bright. Very nice! I too prefer to join blocks rather than rows. Rows are so....boring.
I love orange! Are the orange flowers appliqued in quarters to the corners of the beige/cream backgrounds?
Love the quilt tops you've made and i like the way you have done a scrappy background.
Love the quilt. I am not a row by row combiner, either. I feel that I have more control by doing it in 2, 4, etc.
You get so much done.
Love your bulleye flowers -- what a clever idea. And yep, that's orange!
Wowzer - it's soooooooo pretty and yummy! Way to go, Amy!
Those orange flowers are terrific :o)
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