I've always been drawn to the little wooden box full of repro 30's fat eighths in a local quilt shop, but I'd never bought any, just looked and patted.
Last visit was different, there was one that jumped into my hand, and I just could not put
it back. The only thing to do was pick a few more! Driving home I tried
to think of the best way to use these precious little beauties. Hst's
seemed the obvious choice! I played with many patterns, and had to
modify them as one of the eighths was cut short! gahhhh
I really, really love the result!
It made me wonder, as usual, what it would look like as a whole quilt.
I logged onto Big Huge Labs, used Mosaic Maker, repeating the same photo,
and ta dahhhh!!!
Isn't that just the coolest thing, ever!
I want to make it sooooooooo bad! I love that yellow star! I love the red centers and I love the dark diamonds. So..........big quantry, cause I have to admit I get rather bored sewing the same fabric into the same block! Patience isn't my best virtue! The other thing I have to consider is, could I get enough of all those fabrics anyway? I'm wondering whether to change the fabrics totally. Say, use my multitude of Lizzy House pearl bracelet fabrics, with a white background, the colour combinations are almost endless. Or perhaps my Architextures, again with a white background. Oh the possibilities....... Stay tuned, as I think I'll be making these blocks at a Quilt Retreat on Saturday.
Oh the excitement!
cheerio for now
x Mandy
5 comments:
It looks great
Mandy,
the block looks great.I love the colours. The whole quilt layout looks like it would be fun to make.
Darla
That looks awesome! What a great idea using the mosaic maker.
How about making the same block using the same colors but different fabrics?!:)
I'm really loving this too! What a great use of HSTs. I think you should definitely keep going on this one!
Mandy , this is awesome!! I was going to say what Dolores said, make it with the same colours but different fabrics to keep your interest up.
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