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 prints mixed with an assortment of checks, not feeling the love for them really. And, I also didn't have 1.4 mtrs fabric sitting around either, 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 to check how things were progressing. My blocks do look a bit different to the inspo quilt - but I'm happy with 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 sashing, I'm thinking maybe teal ...
*Inspirational quilt from Unconventional & Unexpected by Roderick Kiracofe
I'm enjoying this, building on an idea with a little improv & a lot of colour exploration
- such a good way to waste away spend a few hours!
Linda
Your blocks look like fun, enjoy stitching!
ReplyDeletewowza! those are gorgeous blocks...
ReplyDeleteyou must have a big collection of floral prints - I must admit that is something I don't have much of and most that I do have were in fat quarter collections or passed on to me
ReplyDeleteIt looks like fun playing with the older blocks and making some new.
ReplyDeleteI like the direction you're going with this! So bright and cheerful.
ReplyDeleteThere's one word that captures these blocks, joyful!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Quilting Babcia, joyful!! I'll add exuberant!!
ReplyDeleteI like that way of putting the blocks together. Great to see older projects coming back into the light.
ReplyDeleteI haven't asked for a while - how is your husband going?
What a cheery set of blocks. I love florals of all shapes, sizes and colors. This will be a charming finish.
ReplyDeletePat
Your blocks are looking really good -- lots of beautiful fabrics in those cuties.
ReplyDeleteThis is fun!! I love that block, and the fabrics are just perfect!
ReplyDeleteLiving your interpretation from that vintage quilt - I might have a plan when I start a project but it is rarely written in stone since even colors I was "sure" would work together sometimes don't and/or the quilt decides to evolve into something beyond my original idea.
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