I needed to get the Plaid-ish pieces off the design wall so I sewed 3 of the 4 blocks, then sewed 3 more dark blocks. After that I cut more pieces so I can make more medium color blocks. I only had about a third of the medium color pieces cut after an hour.
Last night I pressed all of the sewn blocks for the flannel quilt and did a trial layout. I can see that about half of the rectangles that are already cut are too dark for this quilt so I'll cut some more light and medium values today. I won't know if this layout is working until I remove and replace the dark rectangles. I also need to get the rest of the triangles sewn into blocks. These 2 projects may make it to the quilt top stage by the end of the month if I don't get sidetracked.
plaid-ish shaping up nicely
ReplyDeleteBoth tops are great! It's too bad you don't have more design wall. I think we all need more design wall!
ReplyDeleteAre you following a formula for the plaid-ish blocks? Or are they randomly constructed?
ReplyDeleteI like the colors on the Plaid-ish
ReplyDeleteTwo exciting quilts in progress… both have your traditional “exuberant” fabrics in the works and it gives us such a fun read every morning.
ReplyDeleteI've had the plaidish pattern pinned to my design wall so long that the paper is now curled. I think when I get back from vacation I really need to get going on that one.
ReplyDeleteGreat progress on both these beauties, Wanda--I like that the flannel is "darkish"--and the plaidish is "lightish"--like night and day works...;)))[lots of "ishes" in that sentence hahaha]
ReplyDeleteI went food shopping before the predicted cold wave comes in on us here. 35 here--pretty normal for January--and
Tomorrow my son and family and my daughter and beau are coming to do "Christmas" as Jeff's daughter, Willa, broke her collarbone Christmas morning and we had to postpone present opening..[she is doing fine, btw--ah youth!!)
Busy times-= happy times..;)))
hugs, for a great weekend
Julierose
I'm wondering: are the several dark rectangles "too dark" because the adjacent HST are disappearing into those dark rectangles?
ReplyDeleteLaura H.
Tlcahaynes@gmail.com
As always, Wanda, you're amazing as you are so quick to firm up your ideas and sew! Love both Plaidish and the HSTs with the alternate rectangles. Good addition!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
I like 'em both!
ReplyDeleteI like 'em both!
ReplyDeleteBoth are coming along nicely but what’s this about sidetracked? Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plaidish blocks Wanda, they just glow and I love the
ReplyDeletepale centred block.