Jen finished her kaleidoscope from the class I taught in March. She was the one who selected Amy Butler fabrics, which would not have been my choice, but her design is a jewel! She is planning to turn this wild and crazy top into a duvet cover for her little girl. I'm certain that Kayte will spend many hours following these patterns with her eyes and fingers!
I've finished the top with 24 of the asymetrical block that I posted a while ago. It is in an asymetrical setting and the borders are also a bit askew. I've figured out how I want to quilt it but always procrastinate at this point. It is about 63" square and not that huge, yet still requires energy to move it around under the arm of my machine. I'll post a picture later.
No change in the weather, except that there is more snow and the wind is blowing harder. The news shows many accidents, some with loss of life. Right now, the sky is still cloudy, snow still falling, but it is very bright. Yesterday I got a glimpse of blue sky, just enough to make me hopeful!
Yesterday I put the binding on Kaleidoscope 3, for want of a better name. It is a bit larger than 2, smaller than the first one I made. I left the photo 'large' so a double-click should reveal my crazy scribble quilting. This one will hang in a window. I have # 2 there now and even though it is too small for the space, the light shines through and it looks like stained glass. This one will fit better and have the same effect. I used the gray print on the back, mostly because I had enough of it, but it gives the other fabrics that look of stained glass when the light shines from behind.
Now I'm working on an asymetrical quilt. The challenge was to design a 12" block in odd squares and rectangles, then put it together by rotating the blocks or doing something interesting. You can see the block here, but when the quilt is finished, it will be more difficult to discern where it begins and ends. The color didn't turn out well on this one. Perhaps I was too close and the flash distorted things. I'm sewing the other blocks so will soon have the top done and ready to post. Hopefully the colors will be truer then!
One thing about this weather -- I've no reason to go anywhere and more time in my sewing room! Trouble is, I also feel like curling up and eating chocolate.
Jen finished her kaleidoscope from the class I taught in March. She was the one who selected Amy Butler fabrics, which would not have been my choice, but her design is a jewel! She is planning to turn this wild and crazy top into a duvet cover for her little girl. I'm certain that Kayte will spend many hours following these patterns with her eyes and fingers!
