The right time
I saved this photo on ebay more than 20 years ago and have always wanted to recreate the pattern. It's funny how I've looked at this for so long and suddenly it seems the right time to start it. I love the stripes and madders and browns, and also the variations in the lights. They make subtle stripes across the quilt and I knew the challenge of that would keep me interested.
I wanted the pink to be one constant fabric but I only had about a metre of the 'perfect' choice. My back-up stash (Keryn) didn't have any to contribute so I knew I'd have to be careful and eke it out.
The cut-off corners from two blocks equaled nearly a 3" square: Unacceptable!! And no, they are far too tiny to piece together. They would be less than a 1" square when finished and I'm not going there.
So I tried triangles with the corners nubbed, hoping that would still allow me to position the corner correctly without having to waste that precious pink fabric.
I had to be pretty careful, but it worked. Not all the blocks and intersections are perfect but the pattern is very forgiving and I made great progress.
3 comments:
Your quilt block looks great. I agree about flippy corners using too much fabric. I don't like having leftover triangles either. Happy stitching!
I've done the waste not flippy corners also, but your way is different and I must try it next time. This will be such a lovely quilt once finished!
What a great pattern. I'm so impressed that you were able to eek out the pink and make it work. However, I sure wish you lived closer, as I probably have some pink to share.
San / Gypsy Quilter Designs
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