I'm really determined on this thing. I have 28 blocks now. I know I won't be happy with 36. That will be enough widthwise but not lengthwise. So I have two options.
1. I can make all but 3 blocks as above. For the 3 blocks I'm missing I have enough fabric to make the background block if I attach the pieces it down the middle. Then I can make the quilt one row longer, which is perfect.
2. I can take the half background pieces I have and make a half block to put top and bottom of the quilt.
My preference would be to make the full blocks. I'm thinking if I scattered the joined ones throughout the quilt (of 42 blocks) the 3 different ones wouldn't really show... I hope. But would it be better to make a half row to and bottom so there are no seams?
This is driving me mad... I even dreamt about it *LOL*
So what do you fellow quilters think? Would you join to make full blocks or would you make rows of half blocks.
I sprang forward last night UGH.
Guess we all did except for those smart people living in Saskatchewan.So getting up this morning was a pain. I know I'll be exhausted by the end of the week, I always am as my body adjusts even to an hour, but there's so much I wanted to do this week. I want to go tomorrow morning to make sandwiches for the homeless. We do it the third Monday of each month but the women get together at 9:30am... double ugh. Then on Tuesday I have to get up again to go to my class at 10. I'm not a morning person in any way, wish I was.
I'll just play each day by ear.
3 comments:
That's one of those things where YOU will see it more than anyone else. I can see your dilemna, I would want to make the top and bottom be half-blocks, but I think I would probably just go ahead and make the blocks with pieced centers and scatter them thru-out. :o)
I don't think the 3 seamed blocks would show all much, expecially once you start quilting.
Personally, I would stop at 28 blocks and make the rest of the blocks with another similar background and then mix them all together. That way, it will look like you planned it. You can always use the original background fabric for a border, assuming you were doing one. But that's just me...
I would use the seamed full blocks. But, your quilting might be a consideration to help them disappear for you. If you're not using much quilting, those seams might show up a little. But, if you're going to fill them with feather wreaths, the seams will disappear into the quilting. Lane
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