Ok, so I might be just a bit obsessed with this hand-piecing stuff. I knew several weeks beforehand that the quilt along would be starting on January 21, but I started my own quilt top with the owl print first because I had watched all the videos on how to hand-piece and couldn't wait to put my new-found skills to the test. I haven't finished the owl quilt yet, but since we'll only be doing one block each week for the QAL, I figured I'd have plenty of time to work on that in between the smaller blocks for the quilt along.
Well I got the first block done for the QAL just a few hours after it was introduced on Monday, and now I'm itching to do more. I decided to go through my stash and see what else might match up to make another set of blocks like we're doing for the quilt along, and found these sorta ugly fabrics that I have no idea what else to do with. Since the blocks are made up of fairly small pieces, maybe it won't look quite so ugly as they might in larger blocks, so I'm going to give it a go.
The 9-week project for the QAL will result in a sampler size of about 23" x 23" or thereabouts. Since that's not very useful as a real quilt, I think I'll add some extra blocks to this set, and maybe it will be good enough for someone's man cave or something ... if the whole thing ends up being too horrid, I'm sure my dogs would love it. Still beats sitting in my tubs of fabric stash for the last two years, right?
Do you ever find yourself becoming obsessed when you learn a new craft? I can't be the only one, right? RIGHT?
~ Marie Anne
Well I got the first block done for the QAL just a few hours after it was introduced on Monday, and now I'm itching to do more. I decided to go through my stash and see what else might match up to make another set of blocks like we're doing for the quilt along, and found these sorta ugly fabrics that I have no idea what else to do with. Since the blocks are made up of fairly small pieces, maybe it won't look quite so ugly as they might in larger blocks, so I'm going to give it a go.
Here's the first block I made from two of the not-so-pretty fabrics.
The 9-week project for the QAL will result in a sampler size of about 23" x 23" or thereabouts. Since that's not very useful as a real quilt, I think I'll add some extra blocks to this set, and maybe it will be good enough for someone's man cave or something ... if the whole thing ends up being too horrid, I'm sure my dogs would love it. Still beats sitting in my tubs of fabric stash for the last two years, right?
Do you ever find yourself becoming obsessed when you learn a new craft? I can't be the only one, right? RIGHT?
~ Marie Anne
I don't exactly have a craft, but I get deeply focused (obsessed?) with pursuits. I'm a bulldog. Sometimes, it's best to back off and rest before forging on. I studied Russian a bit, for instance. When I backed off some I found I remembered things better. Perhaps when crafting, it is best at some point to take a breather?
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