Wednesday 10 September 2014

WIP Wednesday FQ Fizz Oriental Style

Have you ever gotten half way through a project and thought I don't think I like this one?  I've been going back and forth in my head on these fabrics since I bought them on Craftsy to fill up space in the box and get my money's worth in terms of shipping. 


I decided on Fat Quarter Shop's very simple pattern Fat Quarter Fizz as a way to keep the large scale prints and make a quick quilt top.  Thing is, while I really like the butterflies and text and smaller flowers, I'm not that fond of some of the other prints.

I'm in the "I've started so I'll finish ..." frame of mind so I'm tempted to keep going and use this 60" x 72" quilt top as either the back of something or for free motion quilting practice.  It is a very quick make, chain piecing long rectangles to make up the block and the sections in this would be perfect for practicing some filler patterns.  What do you think?


For now though, I think Charly (watching out for the postman while I piece away) might just prefer a walk!  Taking a break and linking up to

WIP Wednesday at Freshly PiecedSew Fresh Quilts

11 comments:

  1. Ugh, I hate it when that happens but It's definitely worth practising some filling in FMQ ... and quilting can really change the look of a quilt ... remember how I tussled with my pixel heart quilt? Actually quilting it and framing it with binding, made me love it again :)

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  2. Being a fan of all things blue, I like this quilt top! It would be great as a FMQ practice piece like you mentioned - each block getting a different design.

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  3. Ruth, this very often happens to me too. But if I give myself a little time and keep plugging away, I so far have always started to like it again. I think your top is quite pretty - there is a calming feel to it.

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  4. it looks good, but I know what you mean. I have similar blue squares I cut up to make a small plus quilt but have never really warmed to it.

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  5. I think it will turn out beautifully. The other prints blend nicely and keep it from being too busy. It will be great for FMQ practice.

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  6. Aw! I really liked this one! It caught my eye from amidst all the little thumbnails and was the first thing I clicked because I love the way the oranges and blues play together, and I love a good colorbrick pattern. Earlier this year I saw a magazine where they'd taken a colorblock and put the rows on the diagonal (and added an applique fox, but I'm pretty sure that's optional) and it looked amazing. Don't feel like you have to finish it exactly as you planned - if you play around a bit, you may find something else you like better.

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  7. I actually really like what you've begun. It's too pretty to be the back of something...but I'm all for you practicing FMQ on it. I do have something put together that afterwards I didn't like. When I first got the center of the top done, I really liked it but then I added borders and really hated it. =( It sat up in the closet for a months before I took the borders and some of the center rows off but it's back in the closet and at this point, I'm not really sure what I want to do with it. If you get a chance, stop by my blog and check it out. It's in my Happy New Year post dated Jan 3, 2014.

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  8. Sounds like this is the perfect opportunity to get to grips with FMQ! I am sure that when this quilt is finished you will feel much more positively towards it too :)

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  9. This same thing has happened to me.... More times than I would like to admit. But I would like to encourage you to keep going. Often I will fall in love with the piece once I get to the quilting or binding stage. Yes, sometimes it takes that long! Go, Ruth!

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  10. If you're not happy with it, using it for FMQ practice is a great idea! It's one thing to practice on small block sized pieces, but it's different to get the rhythm of tussling a quilt while you fmq as well.

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