Honestly, I'm not that good with sewing along with the schedule of a sewalong. More often than not, I'm steaming ahead, and it's true once again with the Summer Scrap Bash hosted by Brittany @loandbeholdstitchery. Our first week's assignment was to choose, organize, and press fabrics, saving cutting (and labeling) fabrics for weeks two and three, and making blocks beginning in week four. Yeah, well that's not happening. As part of my choosing and organizing fabric tasks, I've dug into my original Cotton+Steel stash for fabrics to cut and add to the initial jelly roll I started with. Though the jelly roll will provide over half of the fabric I need for a lap-size quilt, it won't quite be enough. I've always kept my C+S fabrics in their own bin, and I have plenty of smaller pieces (scraps?) that are perfect to add in. So I've been cutting those, and will continue to do so until I have as many strips as I need.
As little rewards for progress on other projects (the finishing of the Ode to Joy quilt top! the beginning of a backing for Effervescence!) I've allowed myself to make another block. They are quick and fun and are making me very happy, so why not? Plus, we have a vacation week planned smack dab in the middle of the weeks for creating blocks, and I don't want to fall behind.
Truth is, between the start of drafting this post and today, I've got quite a little stack of blocks made. They are just too fun not to sneak one in now and then.
I can tell already that this quilt will be eclectic! And that's ok. I'm using bits of delicious fabrics that I don't have much of, and that was the goal from the start. Schedule or no, I'm going to enjoy them until they're gone.
The delightful prints make a delicious bunch of blocks!
ReplyDeleteYes, Cotton & Steel and sixteen patch blocks, what's not to like?
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like the fun of seeing fabrics come together in blocks! Will they be sewn directly together or is there a bit of sashing (even tiny sashing) to give them a bit of space?
ReplyDeleteWhat fun blocks. I love the idea of quilt alongs but the timeline is often hard for me to follow too.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of rewarding yourself with these blocks is a good one! I need motivation to get other tasks done (like quilt backs), so I've used the same idea. Kinda like I can have a chocolate if I get the floors swept, etc. Haha. Love your fabrics for this QAL!
ReplyDeleteIf you're using a full WOF 2.5" strip, are you making two identical blocks or are you mixing the second half of the strip with another fabric? I love the whimsey of C&S fabrics.
ReplyDeleteMy 'jelly roll' wasn't a real jelly roll, in that my daughter had used part of the fabric. What I got was varied strip lengths, few of which had enough for two blocks. That said, I'm TRYING to use unique pairings, at least as far as my fabric allows.
DeleteHa, I totally get the "not on schedule" part. Though for me it is more often the falling behind theme. I am just not sewing as much. Lately even less... though I am dipping my toes back in. xo
ReplyDeleteFun! Doesn't it feel good to work on something that doesn't take too much concentration? That's how I feel about making postage stamp blocks, using 1-1/2" squares. And it's especially nice because blocks like these always look great together; they turn into a happy quilt. I can see your joy shining in these blocks. Have a blast sewing!
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