Welcome to Fresh Sewing Day hosted by Lily's Quilts! It's a chance to look back at what we've accomplished in the last month, as well as share about a project we really enjoyed.
I was kind of surprised at the number of blocks I've made in January! Most were x and + blocks for the flickr swap. I really had no idea how much I would enjoy making them. Scrappy, unexpected, and fun.
I was kind of surprised at the number of blocks I've made in January! Most were x and + blocks for the flickr swap. I really had no idea how much I would enjoy making them. Scrappy, unexpected, and fun.
1. Whirling Star, 2. Modern Blocks Bee - January block, 3. Ribbon Star, 4. Japanese x and + block, 5. Japanese x and + block, 6. Japanese x and + block, 7. Japanese x and + block, 8. Japanese x and + block, 9. Japanese x and + block, 10. Japanese x and + block, 11. Japanese x and + block, 12. Japanese x and + block, 13. Japanese x and + block, 14. Japanese x and + block, 15. Japanese x and + block, 16. Japanese x and + block, 17. Japanese x and + block, 18. Japanese x and + block, 19. Japanese x and + block, 20. Japanese x and + block
As far as projects go, it's been a mixed bag. Between the placemats, baby gifts, and drawstring bag, I used four new tutorials - all of which I'd use again. I enjoyed adapting Modern Halves by using scraps, and just now realized Elizabeth's original had a border, where mine does not.
1. Color Block Placemats, 2. Terrain zippy, 3. For baby, 4. "Tangerisk" for Tangerine Tango Challenge, 5. Scrappy Modern Halves quilt complete, 6. Lined Drawstring Bag (laundry size)
Tangerisk, my entry for the Tangerine Tango Challenge, was good fun. I started on a whim, with one block on my mind - the asterisk. I'd been wanting to try it for a while, so just dove in, cutting into my stack of tangerine and orange, and stitching up five blocks, all a little different in style and fabrics. I stared at them a while and then randomly framed them. Figuring out how to place my odd-sized blocks together was the hardest part, and I confess to some skepticism with my compulsive creation. But once I had them surrounded by some Kona Tangerine, I kind of liked it, and immediately knew how I wanted to quilt it - follow the lines of an asterisk, of course. Definitely.
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Great mosaics - I love the X and Y blocks
ReplyDeleteoh my, you made so many great things!
ReplyDeleteTangerisk is awesome!
Wow, look at all those bee blocks you cranked out this month! I didn't even realize it was fresh sewing day until I started seeing posts popping up. I think I'm skipping this month, will get a fresh start in March now that my sewing mojo is coming back!
ReplyDeleteOh! You're doing the Solstice Star Series too! I like your x and + blocks a lot!
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed at how much you got done in only 31 days! Do you sleep?
ReplyDeleteYou have had a cracking January! Gorgeous stuff!
ReplyDeleteI love all those blocks and your quilt but I love Tangerisk the most!
ReplyDeleteI haven't made any yet but I LOVE those + and x blocks - you rocked those. My tangerine tango quilts are pieced but deciding about quilting has me hemming and hawing - your Tangerisk turned out wonderfully :-)
ReplyDeleteI really like your quilt blocks!! Thanks for sharing!! Hugs
ReplyDeleteThat is an incredible amount of blocks!! All gorgeous :)
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