I got caught up on the strip pieced Kaffe collective fabric blocks with the Onion Rings center strips yesterday. It was more humid so I only spent a little time outside cutting volunteer trees. I have 6 piles of 10 blocks and one pile of 8 blocks in the photo and thought this was all of them but then I found 5 more blocks laying by my computer. If I do a 8 x 9 layout it would measure 60" x 68" which isn't a very good proportion. If I did 7 x 10 instead it would be 53" x 75". That is more of a body shape for a throw quilt. I'll play around with the layout today. If I want a 8 x 10 (60" x 75") layout I would need to make 7 more blocks.
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Always a challenge to figure out the best layout options...I like rectangular quilts, too. With my 38 sixteen patches blocks I am thinking 7 x 5 as they are quite large at 13.5 inches...That will give me 3 of my lesser favorites for the back...finding a spot to lay them all out in sewing order is also something to consider...I don't care for "webbing" so they would have to stay in place for a bit...
[once I stop being a "whirling dervish" here ;000 I will get onto it]
Hugs from homebase Julierose
Love your blocks and the fabric combos. I've had the same onion skin paired with a bunch of purples/pinks/oranges on my design wall for over a month now and before that in a stack. Can't decide how I want to use them. Haven't even been sewing lately so it will wait. Have a lovely Sunday.
I really like the Kaffe onion fabric. Whatever size you decide on will look amazing.
That onion skin print is SEW fun, Wanda! LOVE how you used it to unify those scrappy strips.
Those are going to make a great quilt.
Put your 3 favorites on the back—not the least favorites. They will stand out on the back, whereas on the front they would blend in.
I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your blog. the mix between quilting and gardening is just right. But more than that, I wanted to thank you for using a larger font than most bloggers! I don't have to squint to read what you're writing. Thank you!
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