Saturday, 17 November 2012

could it just possibly be?



Yes. Over the past few evenings I have been doing some chain piecing and pinning and have FINALLY finished my retro flowers blocks.

It has been at the expense of me catching up on the HFWYG? QAL blocks but I needed to get something finished and since I've been at this longer I know it'll feel wonderful to have it quilted. I'm sure once I've struggled with putting this together and quilting it some nice blocks will be just the ticket!

I'm intending to do the most simple quilting I can do, straight lines, as I'm not sure I can cope with anything more vigorous.



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32 comments:

Di said...

Those blocks look beautiful. Can't wait to see them pieced together. Di x

Nicky said...

Did you hear me take in my breathe when I saw these beauties!? My son did but was busy playing with the dog..

Jennifer said...

these are gorgeous!!

Heather D. said...

Good for you Lucy. What an accomplishment. How many more weeks before Baby Charm arrives???

FiberofAll Sorts said...

These look amazing!

Trudi said...

Pretty, oh so pretty!

Kelli said...

Love them! Good for you. And I personally love straight line quilting both for it's ease and it's beauty, so if I could only straight-line quilt forever, I'd be happy...just saying...

Diane-crewe said...

you CAN do this xx

Jo Robertson jorobexeter(at)gmail(dot)com said...

Those are lovely! How do you make them?

Archie the wonder dog said...

They're wonderful! I love the occasional 'odd' petal - what a clever idea!

Susan Standen said...

They look brilliant and I love the odd mismatched petal.

M-R said...

Fabulous! Can't wait to see it all together!

Debbie said...

Awesome! I understand that 'I NEED TO FINISH SOMETHING' feeling!

amy smart said...

Lucy, these blocks are beautiful!! I love the fabrics - this is going to be a fabulous quilt. And I hear you about the quilting. I am never capable of anything taxing when it comes to the quilting part. I tried something taxing once this year and it's still undone months later...

Patchwork and Play said...

Gorgeous! (Gently now.....)

Flying Blind... said...

Yay - the batting for mine arrived yesterday! I just need to piece the backing - how can such a great quilt pattern create such a feeling of lethargy!?

Kristy @ Quiet Play said...

Ooh these look just beautiful!

Nothing wrong with some good old straight line quilting - then it lets the blocks and fabrics really shine!

FarahLin said...

They're gorgeous! The DS fabrics goes so well with the background solid - what colour is that?
Look forward to seeing the finished quilt - it'll be beautiful for sure!

Catherine said...

These look fantastic, look forward to seeing them all sewn up

Kirsten said...

Your blocks are so beautiful Lucy!

Leanne said...

Those are wonderful, your quilt will be excellent! Your energy is amazing too.

Katy Cameron said...

Woot! I have another 3 blocks to do to make my bee version up to size, but alas, it's rather far down the queue...

made by ChrissieD said...

Simply fabulous :)

Carla said...

Very very pretty.

Lisa said...

I love this block I would like to make one for my granddaughter being born in Jan 2013. Yours is lovely!

Jess said...

Oh Lu they looks seriously fantastic! This could be my favorite retro flowers quilt of all time!

Annabella said...

Amen for straight line quilting is all I can say lol but this is going to be stunning!

Erin @ Billy Button Design said...

So jealous that you have got this far....I haven't done a bit of mine

Michele said...

Pretty, pretty. It will be a great quilt. I can't wait to see it completed.

Janine said...

These are looking lovely. They'll make a beautiful quilt :)

Kelly said...

Love the fabrics you chose, this is going to be such a cool retro quilt!

Kerry said...

Looking forward to seeing the finish!