These three little stacks of pieces represent the next three blocks for the quilt. I’m still searching for the right name for it, so until then it’s simply “the quilt”.
I can see that working with the quilt is going to become more difficult the larger it gets unless I start putting it together in quadrants. I’ve pretty well decided on a setting of 12 by 12 blocks, so I think what I’ll do is make four segments of 6 by 6 blocks. That should make it somewhat less cumbersome to deal with until the end when I will join the four segments. It’s rather amazing to realize that I’m over halfway done the first of four segments. This is going together faster than I had anticipated.
On Linda’s blog yesterday, she showed some great layouts using controlled colour placement in the Alabama Beauty blocks that give totally different effects. One of them gave me an idea for a quilt with the Improved 9-Patch block, which is another block that I do want to play with, although not a king-sized quilt.
I’ve joined in on the One Flower Wednesdays with Karen and Valentina. At some point today I will be making at least one or two hexagon flowers, which I will show tomorrow. I have an idea for a small lap quilt that will incorporate a few hexagon flowers made of 1″ hexagons and I think I’m going to use a small border of flowers made with half-inch hexagons to surround this piece when I get it to whatever size I finally decide on as large enough.
We had another gloriously sunny day on Tuesday. The leaf buds on the trees on the roof garden are really starting to swell and show a little green. With any luck we’ll have leaves in front of the living room window hiding the other high-rise towers before the end of the month.
This shot of Lester makes me laugh. This was taken only moments after he had been brushed. I don’t know why he does it, but as soon as he has been combed or brushed, he immediately starts licking and chewing on his ruff and looks so unkempt! In this shot, I’m not sure if he’s meowing at something out on the roof garden or if we caught him in the midst of yawning.
According to Mr. Q.O., Smudge was thinking about “where’s dinner?” in this shot.
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When working on a large quilt, even by machine, it is great to work in quadrants. But I am sure it is much better to do this method when hand piecing. Looking forward to seeing the hexagon flowers. Both pictures of the cats are too funny today. Love them! How is Winnie?
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I’m all for putting a quilt together in quadrants, less really long boring seams :0) We had our first thunderstorm of the season….I think spring is really here Woo Hoo!!
Crispy
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Thanks for sharing this! I’m fiddling with my blocks. All 16 of them. Some are possibly going to get pulled. My focus is “Shape C” as it just so happened. I didn’t plan that but it’s going that way. I like the improved 9 patch as well. Was looking a quilt of it over in a magazine on the plane. I really dig it! I don’t want to “dig it” too much though. I’d like to stick with this, ya know?
Happy you’re doing the one flower things. Sounds fun. 🙂 I don’t have that inklingo set I guess. Not available anymore?
Yesterday friend, yesterday was IV day. Plus, still kinda tuckered out from the trip. But of course this morning I’m wide awake since the treatment makes you feel like weeeeeee yiipppppeee the next day. Today has to be square up large quilt and consider tacking down binding day. I need a treat for myself when I get done with that. I really, really do.
Love to you, *karendianne.
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I’m really amazed by your rythme: every day we have the pleasure to discover new blocks. The name of your blog is of no surprise.
I love the fabrics for your new quilt.
As for the cats: hoping Smudge found what he was looking for and Lester really is a lion-cat !
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That’s a good plan, working with 4 sections. I think it would get kind of ravelly with all of the movement if it were done in all one piece.
All of Linda’s layouts are nice. I like your more random one though too. I think it goes with shabby chic more.
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