Things have been a bit chaotic chez Linda's this past month. I did manage some sit & sew times, taking slow meditative stitches, adding binding to a few quilts. And now after a short interlude, normal service has been resumed and I'm back working on my WiPs.
Way back in 2020 I started making 10" churn dash/monkey wrench blocks. I had originally begun these blocks following Jen Kingwell's 'flea market dash' pattern. I dragged them out this weekend & decided I really should do something with them. My blocks so far were mainly in medium/dark Anna Maria prints mixed with an assortment of checks, not feeling the love for them really. And, I also didn't have 1.4 mtrs fabric either sitting around for the inset & corner triangles.
I remembered a monkey wrench quilt in the *U & U book, a joyous collection of colour & pattern. The blocks were in groups of four and the sashings were a mix of scrappy fabrics in blues & yellow.
After some faffing around reworking and unpicking a few parts of my earlier blocks, I laid them out on the design floor. My blocks look a bit different in these fresh contemporary colours.
love the mix in this one, Kaffe, Liberty lawn & Anna Maria ...
the pile is growing ...
Tilda, a little Liberty lawn & gingham ...
for my sashings, I'm thinking teal and more teal ...
*Inspirational quilt from Unconventional & Unexpected by Roderick Kiracofe
Enjoying this, building on an idea with a little improv & a lot of exploration!
Linda
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