I have decided to stick to the brief, but try to add my own stamp on it - the crosses are for instance of the same tone to stand out - and I paid a bit of attention to the colour of the triangles.
5 things you need to know about these blocks:
- The cutting is tedious, well at least I find it tedious and be sure to keep to the measurements (worth it for the piecing)
- Once the cutting is done, the block is fairly easy to piece together
- Pay attention to where the + and x meet as it will show in the overall quilt
- It is quite hard to match the colours and the scrappiness (even harder when you are in a bee and these are only 2 blocks out of 46)
- It is a great scrap buster!
I am much happier - the stitching is much better as well. They will be ready to be sent tomorrow. And I will be able to move on. Whoohoo! Linking up this WIP to others at Freshly Pieced!
Find my knitting WIP here.
These look so great! I love the bright colors. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful blocks! I love making these but yes they take a bit of time. Worth it I think : )
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Nat! I've only actually made one of these - I agree though, the cutting was the most time consuming bit :o)
ReplyDeleteI like them!! And I agree that the cutting is most tedious. That's my least favorite part anyway...
ReplyDeleteI have made a few of these and they seem to take a long time to put together - although they look amazing when they are done
ReplyDeleteYour blocks look great - I have never made this type of block but I can see there is a bit of cutting involved.
ReplyDeleteLove these blocks, but like you also found the cutting a pita.
ReplyDeleteFabulous. Love your fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteI'm not minding the cutting of these so much but am having a bit of a time choosing fabrics. I guess we will be the two late birds, as I'm just getting mind done too. :) I love yours!!
ReplyDeleteI seem to remember the cutting was fairly tedious but they came together fairly quickly. I did only make 2 and have them out of my system now :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot of different fabrics to get to go together but you have a wonderful selection.
ReplyDeleteI think they are looking great. I agree the cutting is very tedious!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fabric selections! Love your blocks :)
ReplyDeleteThe bright colors and mix of patterns are so fun. When you quilt, do you have to worry about fraying? Each piece of cut fabric doesn't have to be interlocked?
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