We had our first meeting of the new year. I took along my 4 patch posy (or stack and whack) quilt to finish hand sewing on the binding. I only managed to get one length done as quite a few people came over to look at what I was doing. Many were not familiar with the technique, and some were curious as to how I had quilted the piece using just my sewing machine! I will post a picture of the quilt when it is finally finished.
We were given a new task of producing random log cabin blocks for the 'raffle quilt'. I took two centres and some off cut strips. As precision was not the order of the day, it didn't take me long to do my two, plus a third one using my own off cuts. The idea was to oversize so that eventually all the blocks would then be cut to precise 12.5".
Cat and Koi Wall Hanging
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| The two different sized Maple Leaf Blocks |
I had spent a lot of time last week trying to work out a wall hanging I wanted to do. I had sketched out my idea, so began pulling together my fabrics and working out how much more I would need. I was eager to begin so cut out enough for 4 maple leaf blocks using 2.5" squares to see how things would look. Once completed I put them on the design wall then had a shock. I had miscalculated completely. If I had carried on using 2.5" squares or strips, my wall hanging would have been over 14' long! OK for those who live in a barn or who have double height walls, but I would have had nowhere to display it once finished. So back to the drawing board. Rather disappointed I put it to one side - but then decided to make some smaller maple leaf blocks using 2" squares. I will now need to buy some more batiks - so will wait awhile before I come back to this one.
