So far these are the blocks I've received from my Sew Pieceful swap on Flickr. I asked for turquoise, olive, and hot pink/magenta on a white background. I think they came out great.
They're hard colors to have people match, not like orange or red, so I was prepared with an open mind. Individually, there are off colors, but when you put them all together, it works! I might add some white sashing in the end to make them look more cohesive.
I signed up for the next round as well, so I'll be adding more blocks to these by the end of the month, but that also means that I need to start figuring out what block to make for my group. I'm thinking I might try out the Broken Herringbone from Play Crafts, especially since Molli Sparkles has started up a Broken Herringbone Quilt-A-Long.
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| This is the Broken Herringbone, courtesy of Play Crafts |
I don't know if I have it in me to make a whole quilt of these blocks, but I can certainly do four blocks to send to my group. It looks pretty precise, and I tend to get tired quickly of being precise. I haven't actually read through the tutorial, just the tips and blurbs on Molli Sparkles' blog, but I was too busy giggling to take in any actual information. I think that's something better left to a quiet day down in the basement sewing dungeon.
Linking up with Better Off Thread for Sew Cute Tuesday and Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday!
Totally agree with the giggling part, but I'm going to try it out as well...maybe make a baby quilt while I'm at it. We can giggle our way through it together. :)
ReplyDeleteMolli Sparkles is the best! This is the thing going on right now that makes me the saddest that I can't join in on. Too much other stuff happening! I agree those herringbone blocks would suit your swap blocks perfectly.
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