The state my sewing table has been in for the past few 6 months. Piles of 2" squares, all waiting to be stitched together with assorted creams/whites and made into blocks.
One at a time, these squares are slowly becoming strips. Some start and end with blue, others with cream/white.
They get pulled out of this box by the handful, and rest patiently beside any current piecing project, just waiting for the end of a sewing session, so they too, can get stitched together. O-N-E at a time.
At first I thought that a 16 patch would be the right size.
but I didn't like that the block wasn't even. It needed to have blue in all the corners.
And then the 25 patch block morphed into this, a 49 patch block. Now we're talking!
This bottom block makes a statement!
So far I have enough sections for 13 blocks, only 43 more to go.
Oh, and then there's the forty eight 9 patches that I need to make..... yes, 48!
At least I moved away from the first idea, 1" finished squares. One 9 patch and I quickly realized how long I would be at this project.
This is my Ocean quilt, and I just couldn't strip piece this block. I love the randomness of putting each square together, one at a time. No timeline, just a labor of love for my guy.
Keep stitching,
Sharon
5 comments:
I like the pops of the brighter blue squares. Brings life to a blue and white quilt.
It's going to be beautiful Sharon.
I was liking the 25 patch until I saw the 49 patch. Really is striking. And the colors are a soothing sea of blues.
This is going to be gorgeous!
It's going to be beautiful! I love the randomness too.
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