Friday, February 11, 2011
Pillow Case or Quilt Block?
I made this block last night, thinking it would become a pillow case, but it turned out one inch smaller than I had intended - 23" instead of 24". I haven't confirmed it yet but I believe I'm sewing a larger seam allowance than 1/4". It's hard to tell on my machine so I will fiddle with it tonight and actually measure the space. Pretty great for a beginning sewer! My favorite piece is the center square which is a Marimekko fabric. It's got a most wonderful texture that's just a little bit rough like linen or canvas. The two flowers in the upper and bottom corners are Kaffe Fassett fabric. I love just about everything I see from Kaffe Fassett. I'll definitely be working with more of those fabrics soon. I've picked up a few Brandon Mably fabrics that I love so will be using them soon. But as far as this block goes, I'm starting to consider it the beginning of a new quilt. Mind you, I've already got one ambitious quilt project in the works that will take a while (I'll begin posting my progress soon). But I would really love to see nine blocks of a variation of this design and these fabrics.
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I'm so impressed with how straight your sewing is LOL - looks like you've been doing this for years and years and years -
ReplyDeleteYou have a great sense of colour and texture and I can't wait to see more ...
I'm with Sarah- great job on the straight sewing and agree that you have an incredible eye for colour too. Great job!
ReplyDeletei love marrimeko too! thanks for finding my blog and leading me back to yours. i love the way you put together patchwork (i.e. wonky star centers) and i'm happy to see what else you come up with.
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