Coming Apart at the Seams
Here we are in the middle of January and I’m just getting started on this months unfinished project.
I found buried in the back of the pile a little quilt made from scraps of another quilt and a matching charm pack. I used Anita’s method of making square on point blocks. I just made my template for a 5″ square. They made for very cute little blocks. Where I went wrong was to just sew them together side by side, slap on two borders and call it a baby quilt top.
The blocks were just too busy, and it was just a tad too small for what I consider baby quilt size, and it just wasn’t what I wanted. Into a bag and into the closet it went. Until now.
For the past few days, I and my seam ripper have been taking it all apart. The borders are off and nearly half of the rows have been dismantled, pressed and every little annoying thread bit thrown away.
Here are the blocks that have been taken apart so far. I’m kind of liking the way the design wall looks like sashing. I had been thinking of alternate plain blocks, but I may just sash them instead.
I’m pretty happy that I’d just bought a new lint roller. It has sure been put to work cleaning up thread bits!
Now to find enough time by the end of the month to finish taking the top apart, sew it all back together and quilt and bind it. This challenge is teaching me to be a faster quilter!
See what beautiful things the other quilters are up to over on Judy’s blog.
- – marcella
What happy looking blocks. I’m sure they look much better up on the wall than they did in a bag at the back of the closet. A nice UFO challenge is just the right reason to start crossing quilts off the list.
I like the way your blocks look on your design wall and think they would look great with sashing
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I remember that fabric collection – this project is going to look great with sashing – keep it up!
I love all the colors, but I can see where it might be too busy with the blocks just sewn together. My Januray UFO suffers from the same problem, but all the blocks aren’t done, so I still have time to fix that problem. Good luck with your deconstruction and construction. It looks lovely so far.
You might think about using corner stones with the sashing. I think which ever way, it will make a great baby quilt. I, too, like a little large baby quilt. I like to think it will be usable longer then just the baby years.
OH! It’s been a long time since I’ve quilted! Love the colors you’ve chosen.