I'm kinda jacked up in a very cool way. It's the first time in quite a while I feel excited about what I'm doing...probably helped by my personal choice to isolate myself from the online social media I've been addicted to. Decompress. Recenter. Find "me" again.
Ok, enough with that stuff for now-I want to talk fabric :)
I completed a WIP. Completely completed. Pics will have to wait til I can get to a computer (how does Google not have a Picasa app?!?!?), but probably for the best. I need to work on lighting my pics better. And using a real camera versus my fuzzy cell camera.
But not only did I complete a project (it's about 42x42 inches), I continued working on my Sugar Pop, laid out Hoopla (still need to adjust some stuff there), I quilted two of my Gypsy Change blocks, made a block that could be a pillow front from the scraps of the GC quilt (so 2 pillows total), PLUS I attempted to make some improv blocks from some scraps of the 30's Plates (the completed project).
I think I did a lot :) Then, blogcrawling led to ANOTHER scrap idea...
Showing posts with label gypsy change. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gypsy change. Show all posts
Monday, August 15, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Restart-refresh.
It's...been a while. I did what I said I wasn't going to do-start a blog, then abandon it (again!) Habits and all...
So, let's start again, shall we? :)
My Kaleidoscope QAL never got started. Best intentions and all, but honestly, I couldn't see buying more fabric (cause I'd buy more fabric instead of stashbusting) when I have like 18 million projects that have their fabric dedicated to them and all. I'm going to do it, but I think I need to get some of these others out of the way first.
Currently in an attempt-to-quilt stage is "Gypsy Change", based on the Sugar Pop N Change quilt I saw on Moda Bake Shop. Instead of using a couple of packs of charm squares, I used 2 half-jelly rolls I purchased from a chain store. Not a whole lot of variety in the prints (each half-jelly is 20 strips, 2 of 10 different prints), but I love the colors. Sashing with white and burgundy & gold print cornerstones. I've never seen these prints on the shelves of the chain store in yardage, so I'm going to have to find appropriate border prints/colors. I'm trying to machine quilt individual blocks instead of putting the whole quilt top together first-hopefully this means it'll actually be finished sometime this year! Doing it this way also lets me be silly with the backing-some of the backing will be pieced squares, some will be solid pieces. Hopefully the back is just as pretty as the front (and I can make a small dent in the fabrics I'm not really using in the stash).
In the pieces-sewn-but-need-layout category is a pattern that could've been SO much more complicated and fiddly! I'm so glad I decided to stick to larger sized blocks instead of driving myself insane trying to make TONS of little blocks. They're 4 matching HSTs sewn together in a 4 patch-the plan is to set the 4 patches on point with no sashing so it's just a complete riot of color :) I used 6 charm packs of Hoopla for the project-ended up with 63 blocks that finished 8.5"x8.5". I think part of the reason this took SO long is I made sure to do each step correctly-I trimmed down the HSTs to make sure they're as equal as possible...I think I actually have almost all the points! :D Usually I'm lazy (oops) and don't trim, but finding a 4.5" square ruler made this process so easy. Also-the trimmings are so pretty, they'll make a super cute extra project that's become a slight obsession for me to do for each project...
My Sugar Pop strips are still waiting to be sewn-so weird I cut them before these other two projects, but they've been sitting the longest. I guess I have a good layout in mind that will also use my ridiculously splurgtastic Sugar Pop FQ set, so I might be finally ready to sew them. I was wavering between just sewn strip blocks or something more Irish Chain looking...
Assignment for Wednesday's blog-take pics of Gypsy Change, the Hoopla blocks (maybe even laid out????). I'm going to count out 5 projects (so adding 2 to these 3) that will be in rotation til they're finished or I want to scream & burn them ;) My sister is STILL waiting for at least 1 of the 2 quilts I promised her so long ago...at least the second one is only 7+months late....?
So, let's start again, shall we? :)
My Kaleidoscope QAL never got started. Best intentions and all, but honestly, I couldn't see buying more fabric (cause I'd buy more fabric instead of stashbusting) when I have like 18 million projects that have their fabric dedicated to them and all. I'm going to do it, but I think I need to get some of these others out of the way first.
Currently in an attempt-to-quilt stage is "Gypsy Change", based on the Sugar Pop N Change quilt I saw on Moda Bake Shop. Instead of using a couple of packs of charm squares, I used 2 half-jelly rolls I purchased from a chain store. Not a whole lot of variety in the prints (each half-jelly is 20 strips, 2 of 10 different prints), but I love the colors. Sashing with white and burgundy & gold print cornerstones. I've never seen these prints on the shelves of the chain store in yardage, so I'm going to have to find appropriate border prints/colors. I'm trying to machine quilt individual blocks instead of putting the whole quilt top together first-hopefully this means it'll actually be finished sometime this year! Doing it this way also lets me be silly with the backing-some of the backing will be pieced squares, some will be solid pieces. Hopefully the back is just as pretty as the front (and I can make a small dent in the fabrics I'm not really using in the stash).
In the pieces-sewn-but-need-layout category is a pattern that could've been SO much more complicated and fiddly! I'm so glad I decided to stick to larger sized blocks instead of driving myself insane trying to make TONS of little blocks. They're 4 matching HSTs sewn together in a 4 patch-the plan is to set the 4 patches on point with no sashing so it's just a complete riot of color :) I used 6 charm packs of Hoopla for the project-ended up with 63 blocks that finished 8.5"x8.5". I think part of the reason this took SO long is I made sure to do each step correctly-I trimmed down the HSTs to make sure they're as equal as possible...I think I actually have almost all the points! :D Usually I'm lazy (oops) and don't trim, but finding a 4.5" square ruler made this process so easy. Also-the trimmings are so pretty, they'll make a super cute extra project that's become a slight obsession for me to do for each project...
My Sugar Pop strips are still waiting to be sewn-so weird I cut them before these other two projects, but they've been sitting the longest. I guess I have a good layout in mind that will also use my ridiculously splurgtastic Sugar Pop FQ set, so I might be finally ready to sew them. I was wavering between just sewn strip blocks or something more Irish Chain looking...
Assignment for Wednesday's blog-take pics of Gypsy Change, the Hoopla blocks (maybe even laid out????). I'm going to count out 5 projects (so adding 2 to these 3) that will be in rotation til they're finished or I want to scream & burn them ;) My sister is STILL waiting for at least 1 of the 2 quilts I promised her so long ago...at least the second one is only 7+months late....?
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