Wednesday, December 18, 2013

A Little Less Imagination Required!

Last week I posted my current WIP.  The 'caution' quilt as I like to call it!  (You can catch up here, if you'd like)  I'm pleased to say that I have made progress!  Today it started to come together and that pesky little vision I had is becoming a reality.  

I was hoping to have it finished by now, but Mr. Flu-Bug had other plans for me.  Three days of misery under a pile of quilts!  My daughter was a very attentive nurse...for one day. Then she fled north and deserted me!  Boyfriends always come first or maybe I was a difficult patient!  I'm all better now!

So, back to the quilt.  I had all the individual blocks made prior to getting sick.  This is the inspiration fabric and will be the backing.

Ikea Fabric

My design wall full of lots of fun blocks!  I was getting excited to put this puzzle together after unexpected time away from it.





This morning I had an idea.  I needed to make a house block.  It was so fun putting this house together.  Of couse, I'm not a builder so its a little 'wonky'... in a good way.  It should be  a great focal point, I do believe!


Little House on the Design Wall
With that out of the way, it was time to put this idea to the test and connect the dots.  I arranged all the blocks basically where I wanted them and figured out which blocks would be in the same sections.  This is the fun part!  The puzzle part.  

Each section had 2, 3 or 4 blocks that needed to be assembled using a dark blue fabric. My little drawings were very helpful in a cryptic sort of way.  I could roughly figure out where my blue pieces would be, which ones I should attach first and rough sizes.    

Sections Pieced
The entire bottom third is complete.  Then I ran out of steam for the day.  You can pretty much see where I'm going, right?




One more day and the top will be finished.  The fun part will be over and I get to agonize on how I should quilt it!  Any suggestions?  I certainly could use them!


WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced

11 comments :

  1. Ahh.... yes. How to quilt this puppy. For an edge to edge quilting stitch, I would suggest the honeycomb stitch by Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts. http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca/2013/01/honeycomb-quilting.html Or you could use organic wavy lines. http://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.ca/2013/10/winter-wolves.html Other than those two suggestions, I am stumped!

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    1. Thank you! I do a lot of organic lines and it may be the best choice! I love both ideas!

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    2. I do like that honeycomb stitch!!

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  2. I love how your blocks are coming together! Wow, it is going to be very cool.

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    1. I get more excited with each block pieced together!

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  3. I hope you feel better Jayne!
    This looking is looking awesome. I love the long rectangle log cabin blocks and the house block is just superb.
    Great job!
    Quilting, I would do some curvy design for the negative space and straight line quilting for the blocks. You could go for an all over design it, it does speed up the quilting process. Can't wait to see what you decide.

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    1. I am feeling better! Thank you! I'm thinking I need to speed up the quilting process...Christmas is still coming! I am excited to see it all together!

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  4. First of all, I took care of you for almost two days! And I was a wonderful caregiver--I even made you chicken & rice soup from scratch! If this is the quilt you're making Taylor, I can't wait to see mine.... it's looking great!

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    1. You were a great caregiver! Now come home!

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    2. Ok! Or, I could go buy you some special Christmas presents found only in Ohio! Your call....

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  5. Hi Jayne! Just now I saw this post; this looks fantastic and fun! I have that same fabric but haven't used it much. I have made only one table runner where I fussy cut houses. I hope to find your quilt finished. x Teje

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