Monday, 24 July 2017

'florabunda' {a WiP}

The days of July have just flown by, and it's still wet, and it's still windy here. I'm kinda happy when it rains though, nothing nicer than staying at home & sewing on these really yukky wintery days.
My time this weekend was divided between making up more blocks, and *cutting up more scraps, for making up more blocks. Loving these dense clusters of flower blocks - who knew I had so many floral fabrics in my stash!


 Simple shapes & random colour surprises,
like this block using a little bit of Kaffe, Liberty, 'wild & free' from maureen c and a solid . . . 


Always interesting to check things out with a b&w pic . . .


and this is how it's looking in colour so far . . .


I stumbled across this quote on IG recently -
* "There's a great satisfaction in seeing a thing take shape and form under one's hands. 
Especially if they are made from oddments into something worthwhile."
~ Nella Last, 1945

For more progress pics . . . watch this space and over here on instagram too
Linking up with Cynthia for 'oh scrap' here

11 comments:

Julie said...

Love the colours in the block in your second photo. Floribunda is the perfect name for this quilt too.

Leeanne said...

Florabunda is a great way to describe your stash! The saying is perfect........enjoy your staying indoors to create.

Linda said...

You are obviously having a wonderful time rootling through your stash finding those lovely floribunda fabrics. The blocks look great - I've just popped it onto my Pinterest Scrap Quilts board for future reference. You make such lovely quilts, Linda.

gayle said...

Wow, you DO have a lot of florals! Love all the bright colors in your stars! Such beautiful stars to play with!

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

You are making great progress. I sure like that mint green in there. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

Mystic Quilter said...

These are coming along at a cracking pace - love the centre of your latest star. Off to visit you on Instagram later, I'd better get my act together and start snapping and posting.

pandchintz said...

Nothing better on a cold and rainy day! And they're looking so good too.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Such a pretty group of blocks! They look very cheery for a winter project! (Which feels strange to say when it is 97 degrees here!)

Soma @ inkTorrents.com said...

Sweet colourful stars! That ought to brighten up a day.

-Soma

Kaja said...

I love the colours and the mix of patterns but what I also enjoyed this time was looking at all your centre squares and the way the placement of values can change the look of the block. Lovely work.

Ann said...

Such a lovely quilt with a great mix of fabrics and colors. I like the way the diagonals and stars appear and disappear. The bird in the center of your first block is a delight.