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:: April 11, 2006 Look Ma, I'm Improvising
Here are my contributions to Jessica's Block Swap. The I-guess-you'd-call-them string blocks are by far my favorites. I wanted to do something like this Denyse Schmidt quilt. Interesting -- as I made them, I only remembered the look, not the colorway, and the colorways are nearly the same! So much for improv!
These I made first, just by stacking 13" squares of my fabrics and rotary cutting them without a ruler. I've been checking out other contributors' blocks on Flickr and found myself most attracted to the simpler ones, so I just went with that.
Stack and whack, but WITH a ruler. OK, these were made AFTER the string blocks when I just wanted my 10 blocks finished! Also I thought I should use some of the mint green. I like them alright. From afar. posted by in Finished Projects , Quilting , _____-Alongs
Comments Your post text seems so *understated*. You aren't ambivalent about these, are you? I think the top set are absolutely fabulous!! Posted by Jan on April 11, 2006 8:42 PM Nice! Those look so great, I love the fabrics in the mint green ones! Posted by Laural on April 11, 2006 8:56 PM Only ambivalent about the bottom ones! I love the others and I think I oughta make a real quilt like them. Posted by Kim on April 11, 2006 8:59 PM They're all amazing! Posted by rose on April 11, 2006 9:08 PM These came out so beautifully! They're so inspiring for someone who is just going to try doing it herself! :) Posted by joleen on April 11, 2006 9:55 PM I like them all but looooove the top ones. The colors, the arrangement - nice work! You are a talented lady, lady. Posted by gina on April 11, 2006 10:03 PM Love them all! Love love love. Posted by Angela on April 11, 2006 10:07 PM I love the look of the ones in the middle, so understated and the curves just make them. How do you get the curves to lay flat? So neat! Posted by kelly on April 12, 2006 7:24 AM I love them! You have such a great color sense. I especillay like the string blocks too, though the more I look at them, the more I am drawn to the wavy stack and whacks. That spotty fabric really makes them! Teach me, Yoda. Posted by Susan on April 12, 2006 8:52 AM Good Gosh you're one talented lady! I hope, hope, hope I get one of your blocks in the swap! Posted by Julie on April 12, 2006 9:37 AM I love the string blocks! I have been saving every scrap for a while and want to make a quilt some day with all the leftovers. Great job Kim! Posted by Anita on April 12, 2006 10:23 AM Top set just sings with creativity. Fabulous! Posted by Cindy on April 12, 2006 1:31 PM OHMYGOSH - I LOVE these. ALL of them. The middle ones give the impression of landforms or geology. I'd like to make a quilt similar to the top photo if I ever catch up with the projects-in-progress I have now. And I really, really like the bottom blocks too. These are just all gorgeous! Posted by Wanda on April 12, 2006 2:40 PM It looks like the janome has been getting a work out..these look fantastic. I adore the fabrics in teh last set especially. Stack and whack looks like the way to go. Posted by mim on April 13, 2006 8:26 AM These are great! Really nice colors and lines. Posted by Liesl on April 13, 2006 9:36 AM Those are amazing! I love them all. Posted by Kristin on April 13, 2006 10:04 AM These are great. Hopefully your 'meh' feeling about the bottom ones will dissapear when you see them in combinations with everyone else's. It's going to be fab. Posted by melissa on April 13, 2006 10:43 AM these are truly incredible... i thing you're really doing fantastic work with color here! Posted by kelly on April 13, 2006 11:03 AM Kim, all beautiful, love the blues thrown in the blocks in the top pic, and the bottom ones are lovely. I like challenges like this personally, taking something I'm feeling so so about and putting in the effort to find out what really brings it to life. Keep it up, you're on to something. Posted by blair on April 13, 2006 6:44 PM Your blocks are absolutely gorgeous! Great job. I love your use of color. Posted by Maritza Soto on April 14, 2006 11:33 PM Stunning blocks! I'm participating in block swap too and echo your enjoyment of the process. The top group really stands out. The color, contrast and motion you create is just perfect. Great job. Posted by kathy on April 15, 2006 10:37 AM these look so great!! i love them... just love them! Posted by traci on April 21, 2006 7:43 PM oh I'm diggin these so very much-you HAVE to make a big quilt out of them!! they are wonderful. Posted by amy k. on April 23, 2006 11:48 PM Oh no I love the mint ones! But you're right - they don't 'go' with the other ones. But they'd make a nice quilt all on their own. :) Posted by Lily on April 27, 2006 1:47 AM Wow these are awesome- great colors! Posted by Sandra S. on April 30, 2006 6:43 PM |
