Last night I finished 20 blocks for Wednesday. Each of these is one of four parts of the bigger block that is joined with sashing.
I was going to lay them out neatly, but then decided I could fit them all in if I layered them willy-nilly. There are twenty in the photo - and the previous five are off to the side. This means that I have 25 out of the 64 needed for my layout. The quilt will be roughly 60" square without borders. I will probably add a 2 to 3 inch border making it 64 to 66 inches square. That is a nice lap/couch quilt size.
A commenter said she was thinking about a rainbow design also. That kicked on my what if .... thinking and I tried doing the rainbow on a diagonal. Here is that new one.
And here is my original "Shattered Rainbow" version.
The color proportions are not even on either of them - but it is closer on the Shattered version. I think I like the diagonal one better though.
I also want to share another picture from the play.
Aunt Martha (standing) and Aunt Abby are offering me a glass of elderberry wine - of course I have no clue that it is a special mixture with Arsenic, Strychnine and Cyanide. So I accepted a glass because "I haven't tasted elderberry wine, since I was a boy!"
Ha ha. I never did get to drink it - Nephew Mortimer chased me out of the house!
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Loving those crumbs!!!
ReplyDeleteI love both layouts, and what fun to read about your involvement in the play.
ReplyDeleteI like both rainbow layouts, but the diagonal one pulls me in. Those crumbs will take you to new places I think. So glad you missed the special wine:)
ReplyDeleteI really love the rainbow effect. Both of these are very pretty. One question--Do you just piece your fabrics together or do you stitch them to paper?
ReplyDeleteI am glad you got away before you took that first drink.
In 2015 I made a "big boy" quilt for a grandson using up lots of one-inch pieces, and arranged them in a rainbow design quite similar to your first layout. I really like your crumb pieces better than mine because the random angles of the pieces gives it more zip. Of course, one really needs a machine to do those, so I will stick with my rather square ones and hope putting them on point will make them less boring.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures from the drama. I am really impressed.
I like the diagonal version as well. It is different and unexpected...does that make sense? LOL, maybe I'm losing my mind.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you didn't get to drink the wine ;)
Love the photos from the play - and your blocks! They may take some time - but they're a great use of little bits and pieces. Your diagonal rainbow looks much better than the one I worked up in EQ7. Mine is only a "partial" rainbow - I forgot to add in some PURPLE - LOL - ;))
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