Monday, April 13, 2020

Sunday night sewing...........

Two or three weeks ago I sewed African prints with solid 2.5" strips and pressed them and put them on a shelf.  Last night I decided to slice them into segments and sew the blocks.  I have 19 blocks here and will make some more soon.  I plan on alternating them with plain squares of large print African fabrics.
I put my 5 Spring Star blocks back up on the design wall and hope to make block #6 today.  Then I will work on the pieced sashing.














I got a good photo of the texture created by the matchstick quilting on this table runner.

One of my batik mottles was perfect for the back.  This red leans a little more toward orange than the prints on the front.

9 comments:

Julierose said...

You got a lot done--beautiful pieces--those stars look so lovely
~ ~ ~ waving in the pouring rains Julierose

patty a. said...

Those 16 patch blocks look like the ones I made! LOL!!! I can't wait to see how they look with the way you plan on putting them together. The table runner is beautiful. That matchstick quilting is stunning!

Lesley Gilbert said...

Purple & Red - lovely together :)

The Joyful Quilter said...

A little bit here and a little bit there seems to be the best way to get a quilt done during these trying times. Nice progress, Wanda!

Quiltdivajulie said...

Beautiful table runner - definitely a day brightener. Your sixteen patches are gorgeous - so full of saturated goodness. And those spring stars . . . oh be still my heart.

Kaaren said...

Wanda, your work is so inspiriing to me. I truly enjoy seeing what you do, and then one of ideas just pushes a button and I get busy. Thanks for being so generous and sharing!

JJM said...

Such a happy post today Wanda ~ new blocks, spring stars back up on your design wall, and oh your match stick runners, make me smile with your supreme stitching.

JJM

sue s said...

I am so excited by your plans for the African fabrics! I still have many yards of Aboriginal fabrics and the solids I used in that quilt. I could easily see your 16patches as an option. I will watch your posts!

Elsie Montgomery said...

Beautiful stars lining up there! Your work always inspires. Thank you.