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February 11, 2008
So Square, part deux
So I might of mentioned that I decided to make a quilt. Those blocks have been sitting in my fabric wardrobe for quite a while and I just dug them out yesterday. Not one to start small, I am making a 96x96 monstrosity and, of course, I ran out of the fabric I needed. Luckily mom had a yard of one in her stash and I can order the other online. Phew. My corners aren't exactly pro, but I figure the quilting will hide most of that. Because it is so big, I'm sure I'll have to send it out. I was planning, at first, on making this into a duvet cover, but I think it will look better as a regular quilt. I'd like to do the reverse side too, but with a different pattern. No matter how I put those blocks on the floor, they all looked wrong. I found The Quilt Block Design Tool very helpful, but since I am totally a n00b at quilting, it isn't very balanced looking. I wanted to just do a random Anthropologie looking one, but I have a feeling that those are less random than they appear to the naked eye. It's hard to actually be scattered and look good! I think I will choose fabrics that are a little less contrasty for the second side, though the picture here is probably more contrasty than they are in real life. They do all go together, I swear.
Other than that, I've been working on a fellowship application for next year. Man, oh man. I hate to think what will happen if I don't get some fundage. So, let's not think about that, ok?
Posted by loyd0008 at February 11, 2008 3:36 PM
Comments
The book Complete Idiot's Guide to Quilting rocks and will have you piecing flawless blocks in no time.
Posted by: The Mad Tatter at February 15, 2008 1:34 PM