Red & turquoise go together like bread and jam. I don't know what it is - whenever I see this colour combination, it just looks right. I was determined to make a quilt using these colours, so when my Christmas present purchases started arriving, including a little collection of turquoise and red fat quarters from
Fabricworm I knew it was time to start
I had bookmarked the Old Red Barn Quilt Along some time ago - the wonky log cabin had caught my eye. For some reason, it scared me. I think it was not having a clear pattern to follow that was the problem. Instructions, I can follow - having to make my own decisions (other than those on which fabrics etc)..........? I'm not so confident about that. The tutorial from
Quilt Dad was fantastic, though
So, I put my big girls pants on, grabbed the fabric and the iron and pressed it all. When that was all done, I cut off the selvedges of the fabric (soooo many fabulous projects out there using selvedges I just have to keep them now!) and proceeded to cut all 16 FQ's into strips of 3", 2 1/2", 2" and 1 1/2". I then took a deep breath and started sewing. And when I did, I wondered what I was actually so scared about! Here are the three blocks I made last night (each measuring 12 1/2")
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| Block 1 |
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| Block 2 |
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| Block 3 |
Not entirely sure how many blocks I am going to make but I am
enjoying the process
4 comments:
how did you know they are just the colours of my new kitchen, thanks sarah :) xx
LOVE red and turquoise. Those blocks are looking great! A block that's all white might look really cool with those, too. :)
Great! I learned how to make wonky log cabins from the ORBCQA too. They are now one of my favorite blocks. Yours are looking Awesome!
I love the fabric with the little birds. Do you happen to know the name or manufacturer?
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