April Rhodes
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on the road again
Spider web blocks are not the fastest quilt blocks I've ever constructed and this quilt has taken me quite a while to complete. It was put away for a while but it is enjoyable seeing the pattern emerges as it grows and this was the year to get it done. I made the first few blocks as part of the Art Gallery Fabrics Quilt Block Collection Blog Tour back in 2017 and had only made 10 blocks when I pulled it out.
I got to work only to realise that I would run out of fabric. This quilt is for my Dad, he didn't want a big quilt but even so I wanted it to be big enough. Thankfully I managed to find a few of the prints online in the UK and as a couple of the prints have striped patterns I decided to make the most of what I bought and just cut triangles from the fabric rather than piecing strips. So part of this quilt is cheating.
It totally works though and is hardly that noticeable right?!
weekend of wips
I have made some good progress with the projects I'm doing but still have a lot to get on with!
Another quilt top finish this week, one I will be teaching at work. It's a Japanese + x quilt made with gorgeous Arizona by April Rhodes. It's not often I make a quilt using all one fabric line but I really do love Arizona. The colours are so beautiful and I love the Southwestern American theme.
Apologies the picture was taken in weird light - I'm so busy this was the best I could manage! I will get better pictures once it's all quilted. I really like how the navy plays with the paler colours and the wonderful scrappy effect this quilt has. Oh the mint Triangle Tokens print, which has gold metallic triangles too, is just so gorgeous!
Arizona is available online here and here, or if you're in the Stockport area pop into Patchfinders.
Have a great weekend!
*just a note, I really do have my hands full at the moment - preparing for back to school, lots of sewing, general life - so although I'm grateful to the people that have already asked me to be part of the Around the World Blog Hop, can I please ask everyone else playing along not to consider 'tagging' me because I will have to say no. I enjoy reading people blogs about why they sew etc but I have a full plate so I've decided to be a spoilsport. Thank you. I'm getting back to my WIPs!
Linking up:
I really do love fabric
especially when it's gorgeous fabric like the ones I am currently working with...
An English Paper Piecing project from Quilting on the Go
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A sample quilt for a class I'm teaching:
Fun small makes:
Cotton and Steel available here and here
Arizona by April Rhodes, Limited Edition available here and here - and hurry it's selling out fast!
Make sure you enter my giveaway - open until 11th August.
An English Paper Piecing project from Quilting on the Go
:A sample quilt for a class I'm teaching:
Fun small makes:
Cotton and Steel available here and here
Arizona by April Rhodes, Limited Edition available here and here - and hurry it's selling out fast!
Make sure you enter my giveaway - open until 11th August.
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