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Friday, June 9, 2017

Start with blue and ask questions

If you've read my post from Sunday or Monday, you know that I have been sick. I still don't know what that crud could have been, but thank goodness, it's gone. Just in time to help Rory and Meggan with the girls while she recovers from a procedure.
However, I did manage to get into the studio for a little while on Tuesday and Wednesday before coming to Rayne. 

 A few days earlier, I visited Cynthia Brunz at Quilting is more fun than Housework... and saw her green quarter-square log cabin project for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I fell in love with the simplicity of the blocks and it uses lots of scraps. 

 We chatted via email. Cynthia was helpful and encouraging, (thanks for the advice, Cynthia); and I got going as soon as I felt well enough to stand. By that time, I remembered that I had an abandoned WIP with some blue strips already cut. I pulled those and jumped ahead an hour or so. Isn't it amazing how much time cutting fabric takes?

At the end of the day on Wednesday, I was almost at the flimsy stage. I need to choose a layout. However, it's a baby quilt and the blocks are large at 10", so there's not much wiggle room. These are my favorites:


Maybe I should call this The Question Quilt because I surely have asked many questions. Here's another. Keeping in mind that I can still move blocks, which do you prefer--the top layout or the bottom layout? 

Linking up with
Crazy Mom Quilts 
My Quilt Infatuation
Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Quilting is more fun than housework

9 comments:

  1. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJune 9, 2017 at 4:33 PM

    So sorry to hear you have not been well! I am glad you are feeling better. Your blocks really went together quickly. I like the top layout the best I think. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  2. Mary MarcotteJune 9, 2017 at 9:01 PM

    I agree, Cynthia, it seems to have taken no time at all. It's a combination of things that worked. First, your blocks really inspired me and I got to it quickly before the inspiration fizzled. And second, those precut strips (for the unfinished WIP) let me move almost right to sewing.

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  3. The Joyful QuilterJune 10, 2017 at 12:46 PM

    Great use of your scraps!! I'm a fan of the top layout. Best of luck with the rest of the quilt making process!!

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  4. KajaJune 10, 2017 at 3:10 PM

    Top one for me too. You didn't waste any time once you were feeling better!

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  5. Linda @ kokaquiltsJune 10, 2017 at 11:44 PM

    Ah, all the blues, my 'go to' colour, I love this! And the first layout gets my vote too!

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  6. grammajudybJune 11, 2017 at 5:16 PM

    I'm late to the party. You have probably already decided on your layout, and I am the lone wolf....I like the bottom layout better. Not sure why, it just pleases my eye.

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  7. Mary MarcotteJune 12, 2017 at 8:41 PM

    Thanks, Judy, for your input. I really do appreciate it, but it's just a little too late. Linda, if the amount of scraps is any indication of of what I use often, then blue is my 'go to' also. I have no idea what is happening, but somehow it seems that there are more blue scraps than before! Joyful and Kaja, thanks! I am rolling right along now and hope to have a completed quilt in a day or so.

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  8. Karen SJune 12, 2017 at 9:52 PM

    Good to see you feeling better and sewing. These blocks are great for scraps. i like both layouts, so no help at all.

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  9. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaJune 14, 2017 at 7:27 AM

    Something so vibrant about those blues and the top arrangement is just a little more unique. What pretty scraps you have!

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