I showed in my last post a lovely finish of a vintage-looking 4 patch quilt.
With a finish, I allow myself a new start. This project came from a very recent issue of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. Not their cover quilt but tucked inside at the back. I think it's called Happy Surprises. (The magazine is in my sewing room.) A non-square block and an interesting visual play on columns caught my attention so I have been cutting squares and triangles from 30's reproduction fabrics and sewing away.
Blocks laid out on the floor - what I have so far:
I have added the unbleached muslin to most of the blocks - not the ones on the top. A view of an individual block:
The quilt in the magazine was shown as 80 by 100 inches or something like that - mine will be much smaller.
If you start on this pattern: accurate cutting and sewing is a must to have the blocks turn out the same size. Some of mine are varying by 1/8 inch, which I think I can manage in setting these together. Also the instructions say to press all seams open. I find this annoying but I must admit it helps the seam intersections lay flat. Note 6 triangles come together in some places. I will continue on this project this week and get it to a top. Then I'll decide what to do next - probably send it to the local long arm lady, who does a wonderful job.
Linking up with Midweek Makers, Put your foot down at For the love of geese, Can I get a Whoop Whoop, Nina-Marie, Finished or Not at Alycia Quilts, Oh Scrap at Quilting is more Fun than Housework.
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Viridian
13 comments:
I am really going to love this one. Anything with a white background or my fav unbleached muslin it tops in my book. What's the pattern name?
The quilt project is called Happy Surprises. I am not sure this block has another name.
I like this one!! It is a unique way to set all those pieces!
Oh, so pretty!
Like it!
So many hst and then a lone triangle. Interesting!
You are a brave soul. It seems like quite a challenging pattern. I see some bits of Dark BLUE in your blocks for the RSC and what a lovely quilt this is going to be!!
Ohhhhhhh...it looks challenging which is a testament to your skills! Your quilt is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!
The 30's fabrics look great in these pretty blocks!
What a lovely scrappy quilt. Not sure how they have you piecing the blocks in the pattern. I find for accuracy my favorite trick is to create HFT squares in pairs. Cut two squares oversized by at least 1/8". If the finished square is 2" cut two squares 2 1/8" or better yet 2.25". Layer two squares right sides to right sides. Mark the diagonal line - then mark 1/4" out towards the outer corner parallel to the first line. Do this on both sides of the original line. The diagonal line is your cut line. The 1/4" closer to the corners are your seam lines. After you cut the squares apart you have two, slightly oversized HST squares. Press the seam and trim to size. Bet there are several excellent tutorials available on YouTube. If you break the block into a nine patch of squares and then added the muslin corners (oversized). You can trim the block. Can you tell I love precision piecing?
Very interesting design. I can see why accuracy is so important. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
This is such a great scrap quilt. Interesting size finished block.
This is going to be so pretty, Viridian! Thanks for showing us that the blocks are rectangular. I love how that creates a zigzagged row quilt effect that looks like it has square blocks slightly overlapping in a vertical chain. Ingenious!
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