This weekend was a long one for us with yesterday being our June Bank Holiday. It helped having 3 days in a row off to get this one finished for the class I'm giving next Saturday!
It never fails to amaze me how long it takes to make teeny tiny pieced blocks - so much longer that I thought it would - at least twice if not three times as long. This bit took me a whole morning to make: a 3", 4", 6" and 9" block.
I must be having rainbows on my mind as one of the comments on Instagram was how perfectly rainbow this was. It definitely is colourful and looks brilliantly bright in the evening sunlight in our kitchen! Sampler quilts aren't to everyone's taste and G wasn't too enamoured with it but mum instantly loved it!
This was made to show a very simple alternate grid construction and also each of these blocks are included in the class handout so it was a nice way of showing them to the class.
On their own repeated, each of the blocks make lovely quilts in and of themselves and taking on this opportunity, has given me 3 quilt tops now and I am hoping to make the booklet, with all of the patterns available as a download in my pattern shop after the class. Of course I have to quilt them all yet!
I have to say a huge thanks to Serena @Sew Giving, Abigail @Cut and Alter, Anja @Anja Quilts and Sandra @Sew of Course who proof read and pattern tested for me. You guys were brilliant and a great help - thanks a million!
Continuing the rainbow trend, I've been pulling fabric for the large block version of the Rainbow Rose QAL running over on the Modern Quilters Ireland blog. There are weekly prizes of bundles of Fat Quarters and in the QAL I am giving full instructions for two sizes a 40" baby quilt or an 80" larger quilt. I pulled from 3 bundles of fat quarters and think I have more than enough to make the bigger version that uses layer cake or 10" squares. I may even have to remove some like that blue that somehow snuck into the green pile!
If you want to make a Rainbow Rose the QAL goes on for the next 4 weeks with a final link up in July. Link up each week for any progress made on the block to be in with a chance to win the prizes! Tomorrows post is on cutting the background fabric and starting to piece the first section of the block!
Linking up to the Friday finishes for the Quilt top and Modern Quilters Ireland for the fabric pull!
I love your sampler, Ruth, the unusual layout makes all the difference - I enjoy the quilts you can study for hours and days )) And the colors are so fresh!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about blocks taking a surprising time to finish. Sometimes the smaller they get the time increases exponentially... I am very excited about the Quilt Along and glad that I will be sewing along with you. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo going to make your sampler quilt Ruth ... mark. my. words! I love it so much :)
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely in that alternate over the rainbow world Ruth, must be all that sunshine you have been having :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks better through rainbow coloured glasses. In my opinion. Your button is popping up everywhere! This is going to be such a fun quilt along! Hope you will link up with the Let's Bee Social today and help spread the word.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt top - I love all the bright colors in it
ReplyDeleteI like how you have laid the blocks out - it works really well and you have a pretty, happy quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the bright colours in your sampler. We are working on alternate grid in my small modern group right now . it's a topic we could spend a lot of time on.
ReplyDeleteI love all the different blocks and the alternate grid of your quilt. Such happy colors, too! I agree, those tiny blocks take lots of time. (They're worth it!)
ReplyDeleteThis quilt of your class blocks is wonderful Ruth! What a great mix you came up with! Definitely not your run of the mill sampler.
ReplyDeleteLove the look of your next Rainbow Rose! I ordered a few fabrics and am just waiting for them to arrive, but will join in sewing along with you soon.
Such a colourful quilt, Ruth! Great sample for your class.
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Really an interesting take on a sampler, Ruth; it's fabulous. Reminds me of a BOM Sampler I ran when I did the newsletter for my guild way back in 2000. It had a really unusual way of putting various sizes of blocks together and you made blocks from 3"up to 16" I believe. It was on the Internet. Love your rainbow fabric pull; I am just upstairs from pulling a bunch and came on to see what I do next!
ReplyDeleteI love how your sampler looks made up and I am sure the people attending the workshop will love having samples to see and touch!!! It was a pleasure to do some proof reading for you. Good luck for the workshop. x
ReplyDeleteYour blocks look so good in your sampler top. I love it!
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