Friday, June 4, 2010

Bird Quilt Resurrected


First off I need to apologize for the crappy dark photos. It has been dreary and raining here in the Seattle area - which it often is this time of year - and I haven't been able to get any decent light to take pictures with in days and days. I have actually completed both of my Bohemian quilts but they deserve a nice sunny day for their photo shoot so I'm holding off until the skies open up and give us a break from the downpour and gloom.

I'm sure you all have seen Penny's quilt-as-you-go-along on her blog. Her finished quilt is so awesome! I was all raring to go on that one but I had too many other projects looming over me to justify bringing on something new. But as I was organizing my fabric area the other day I came across these blocks - my very first quilt blocks! A light bulb immediately went off (which doesn't happen too often these days, so when it does I pay attention!) and I thought this would be a great merging of projects.
I got out my seam ripper (which I seem to have a sick love/hate relationship with lately) and carefully took apart the few blocks I had already sewn up and re-pieced them in the quilt-as-you-go fashion! This is such a fun project, pulling from bird fabrics and the scrap bin. I don't have a lot of cream or white scraps as is used in the quilt along so I just opted to sash every other block in white to break up the scrappiness. Each block is a bit time-consuming but you just have to keep reminding yourself there will be no quilting in the end. Nine blocks down!


There are some great blocks and finished quilts in the quilt-as-you-go flickr group.


I am hoping this means that Lucy is finally taking an interest in Mama's sewing....

but she seems to like a more chaotic arrangement of the blocks more than my orderly one. Future modern quilter? One can only hope:)



11 comments:

  1. YAY Lucy She will be a quilter in no time. I love all the color, but the little one steals the show :)

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  2. I have been wanting to try a few blocks quilt as you go style . . . sometime soon! Lucy looks like she is having fun! So cute!

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  3. I *love* how these quilt-as-you-go blocks look! Is it hard, because it looks hard! :-)

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  4. I really love it I have to check out the quilt as you go maybe it would be easier to do on a regular machine ;-) the birdies are awesome

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  5. seriously great Megan!! ;) and i can't wait to see your Bohemian beauties!!

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  6. Great blocks and adorable photography assistant! Be careful what you wish for - my 2-yr old granddaughter keeps making "quilts" now which require her to sit at MY sewing machine while I want to sew!! But I'm glad she is interested - her mama never was!

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  7. I'm really tempted to have a go at the quilt as you go method.....perhaps as soon as I clear a few other projects. Yours look sensational and fantastic opportunity to merge an existing project with a new technique. Keep up the good work!

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  8. Great idea! I love the look of the QAYG blocks! I think you definitely have a modern quilter in the making there :)

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  9. What size strips & blocks are you using to keep it from being so scrappy??
    BEAUTIFUL!

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  10. I love love love these. My goal of tomorrow is to check out those links you posted & figure this out! I have a bunch of scraps to use up & you've def. inspired me!

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  11. I just took some time to look at your cool blog again. You have such a talent! Do you sell?

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