Spent most of the day yesterday piecing the first charity quilt. I’m on the home stretch and should finish it before today is over!
Are you making things with your blocks yet? I promised I’d post some layout ideas.
Here’s the first: Make three more blocks so that you have 12 and you can make a little quilt this size:
This is a top I pieced while I was making my 10 blocks. I just couldn’t stop! I was liking the messy log cabin thing with warm/dark colors on one side and cool/lights on the other, so I just kept going. This is just 12 10 inch blocks with a 3 inch pieced border. It’ll just hang out in the living room for Brenna to read under.
I’ve been thinking up bed sized ideas too. You could make a simple block stripe, put some solid on either side of it, and you’d have a really modern, simple quilt without making any more blocks.
I’ve got more ideas than I have time right now, but I will post some more next week. In the meantime, post your layout ideas and leave the link in the comments so that we all can see ’em.
Oooh..that bed layout looks really nice…
wow! love the bed idea! I think I will do that and use the curry fabric and maybe a couple of unexpected stripes to it and then ship it off to be finished…thanks for all the ideas Jess, and the charity quilt looks fantastic too!
Great ideas, now it has me rethinking my rather easy way out pattern
ooh! i love all of your quilt tops. you are making me want to invest in some solids.
I’ve been eagerly awaiting layout ideas as I play with my treasure trove of blocks. I LOVE your plan of the bed-sized quilt with the “stripe”. I’m a lazy stitcher, so I envision that stripe running right up a nice old sheet or two, with one color on the left and another on the right. Think of the fab quilting that could be done on the solids!
Your sunshine and shadow variation is fun, too.
I know I’ve thanked you before, but you deserve it again. This was one of the most fun times I’ve had in my life!