I'm blue, da ba dee, da ba da, da ba dee da! Remember that Italian song from the 90's, Eiffel 65? Little blue guy driving a blue Corvette? Sorry if you do, cause it'll be stuck in your head like mine for a while! But seriously all my projects this week and those on the design wall are blue!
I've started this project from last year that evolved from playing with a traditional block and I had intended to make it an 80" size using 4" strips. I just had this vision of it in my head with giant blocks laid out on a double bed.
But for some reason instead of using 40" when I went to calculate the material I would need to buy I used a 20" block as the basis. Yes I am a dope! I had it all worked out and was delighted with the fabric colours and then when I got home and started working out the cutting, I realised my mistake. That's what happens when you pat yourself on the back too quickly! At least I hadn't gone too far to correct it.
So having only enough to make a 40" square design as is, I'm adding a 10" border all the way around and instead of a bed quilt, this is going to become a 60" throw! I think that'll work.
There's quite a lot of white in the block itself and in the edge to edge design I quite liked it. Not sure about it in the bordered design. Gordon tells me it looks fine and I guess I'm committed now so this it!
One block done, 3 more to go!
interesting block. looking forward to the finish:)
ReplyDeleteLooks great! Love the blues you're using, such a nice pop off the white!
ReplyDeleteOooo this is going to be goooood! and yes, that song is now stuck in my head ...
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