Monday, March 23, 2026

More blocks and a layout................


I finished the 5 blocks I showed in progress yesterday and added them to the one left over from the table runner.











Last night I didn't have anything else lined up to sew, so I made 6 more blocks.  I will get them pressed and trimmed today and add them to the other 6.  They will all finish at 8".





While I was in the basement doing laundry I decided i needed to get the Marcia Derse fabric blocks up on the design wall.  I was a little disappointed with the result.  There were 2 blocks left over.




I took out the two lightest blocks and put in the two left over blocks.  It was a little better but I knew I wanted to move a few blocks.








I moved most of the darker blocks to the top and bottom with the lighter ones in the middle.  I'm still not positive it's the final layout so I didn't start sewing it together yet.  As I'm looking at the photos I think I like the second layout better but in person, I like the third layout best. 

 

8 comments:

Julierose said...

Interesting how different things look in photos and in person...
the new layout is looking good...;)))
Pouring rain here this morning at 36 degrees--3/4" so far...a lot for us...
I am hoping to start quilting today...feel like the covid shot related symptoms have finally departed...;)))
hugs for a good upcoming week..., Julierose

Cherie Moore said...

I always learn something from your choices and changes. Just like Julierose, I find it interesting how different things look in photos vs in person.

Nann said...

I've scrolled up and down to figure out which blocks you changed. I found one, but not the other. I look forward to seeing how you set the new batch of crazies. Is the Marcia D. bin emptied out?

patty a. said...

I think this top looks wonderful!

Mary said...

I'm leaning toward the third layout, but it's a close call.

JJM said...

Your Crazy pieced blocks always brighten’s my day…. I love them, so bright and cheerful. Fun to see your three designs with your Marcia Derse blocks .

Anonymous said...

It just dawned on me that planning the layout of quilt blocks is like doing a jigsaw puzzle, but you don't have the lid to the puzzle box, so you don't know what it should look like when it is done.
deb

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

with so many pieces cut out you can move really quickly along with the sewing, I never did get to reading blogs yesterday and trying to catch up today.