Quilt Challenge Day 3

A small modern quilt that I finally finished. (The tops are beginning to pile up somehow.) Quilting proved that straight lines are much too boring for me. Lots of fabrics, no repetitions.

Quilt Challenge Day 2

I made this quilt when my mom was fighting cancer and Alzheimer's. Life felt deeply depressing, so I designed it to give us both a little cheer. (I really need to take a better picture though.)

A hideous quilt takes shape . . . maybe?

A few days ago I pulled this last piece from the Sherry Lynn Wood workshop that I attended back in November. It had been bothering me that 1.) I didn't like it and 2.) it was taunting me, if you will. I determined that I needed to use it or chop it. Either way, something had to happen.

So I decided to first try to use it as is. Once chopped, there's no going back, soo....

I liked the almost Dresden plate section, so why not start there. I made several chunks of rounded shapes, mostly in blue. 

I like this so I made more, trying to use up some scraps I wasn't crazy about. I also realized that making the circles in blue was getting away from the original piece. So I added some different colored scraps.

And more of those circles. Notice that I also moved things around in an attempt to make the pieces work. Add, move, repeat.

And moved it all around some more.  Add, move, repeat.

Add, move, repeat.  It felt like a new mantra.

And this is where I am today.  Less than happy? Sure. 

Actually quite unhappy, but determination can do wonders for getting some chunks on the wall. And I have a few ideas. Oddly, it doesn't look terrible in a picture, but in real life? It's pretty hideous. Too busy and way too much clashing and gnashing and clawing. Yes, I absolutely have some work to do. What do you think? Chop it up? Hide it? Burn it? Hahaha, everything is on the table right now. 

Pin It Weekly #244

Today I discovered this quilt block that I really like. It doesn't look so difficult, and now that I've realized how much I like row quilts, I have been adding blocks to my "quilt, blocks" board.

Of course, I've run across a few more quilts to pin. I'm trying to get to that 8,000 mark, but it's slow going. Milly does not like to be ignored! So, I have to stay off of the computer. I tend to tune out everything around me, including Miss Priss.

"heart, quilts" is only one click away!

Happy weekly,

Mary

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