So, I felt like a scrappy project and this is it.
Even all the light background fabrics are scraps.
I’m making 2, one as a gift and a smaller one for me – I think I’ll give mine a Christmas theme.
The larger quilt will be 82 inches square.
I’ve completed part A, which was the 85 nine patch chain blocks.
I’ve put it aside for awhile until I can get some other projects out of the way.
But part B will be the 200 + of the double diamonds blocks.
I decided to do an update on this project only to realise I hadn’t blogged about it before!
Shows how busy my life is at the moment – but it will soon be back to normal as our new Nurse Unit Manager starts on the 1st of May and I can return to my normal role.
Anyway, I am currently working on The V&A quilt.
In 2011 Mum and I spent the day in the V&A museum in London.
I bought a package of fabric in the gift shop.
These are new fabrics based on traditional designs.
The design of the ‘Ikat’ fabric, pictured below was taken from a patchwork coverlet
made in Britain, dated 1797.
So here is the quilt as it currently is up on my new design wall,,
… in my newly cleaned out and reorganised ‘Quilt Cave"’…
The block is my own design, but closely based on a traditional ‘rolling stone’ block. I’ve added some complimentary solid colours and the final blocks, that I’m working on now, are salmon pink.
Currently I also have two quilts patiently waiting for me to find the time to bind and label them. I have finished the top of the larger ‘Redheads’ Quilt and its waiting to go off to the quilters….. and I have another project on the go – aptly named ‘Under Pressure’ which I will blog about soon!
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