Stretch

The monthly prompts from Bee Sewcial never cease to challenge. For February, Karen/CapitolaQuilter chose the theme "Stretch" (Denim-but not actually denim): Let's Get Comfortable using indigo blues, off-white, and gray. Though Karen mentioned something about 'primarily flowing from top to bottom, and out the sides of the block(s),' my mind was focused on a pair of jeans with threadbare knees and cozy creases, and she gave me the go-ahead to follow my intuition. That's what I tried to incorporate into block #1. I especially enjoyed the micro-piecing of the 'lines' in the center section. This block measures 12 1/2" x 14."

For block #2, I was thinking of a pocket (that curve in the upper-right) with a rivet. Both blocks were created totally ruler-free until the last trim, and this was actually my second try at the rivet. I had in mind to go vertical with the 'creases' but that's not the way the rotary cutter took me. sigh. The last detail I tried to incorporate was the side-seam of the jeans with that vertical strip on the right. It took everything I had not to top-stitch that in gold thread. This block measures 12 1/2" x 13," and I do think I was successful with both blocks in flowing out the edges as Karen suggested.

So yes, that was challenging, but I loved working with the indigo mix and ruler-free was indeed freeing. You can see more blocks at #beesewcial, and feel free to sew along with #inspiredbybeesewcial.