Around the Block – November for Lynn
Lynn sent us gorgeous Wonderland fabric to make zig zag blocks for her this month. As usual, I practised first with some Kaffe Fasset fabrics.
I did some maths to get this to be a 12.5″ block, since most of my practice blocks are 12.5″. It’s all flying geese units – I found plenty of tutorials on the internet to help me figure out how to make them. I recalculated to make a 15.5″ block for Lynn, but barely had enough of three of the fabrics I’d chosen (moral of the story – choose different fabrics if there is barely enough of some but plenty of others).
They were great fabrics to work with, but I’m not completely happy with my own efforts here. It’s a little smaller than required too. Hmmmm.
Fortunately, the other zig zag block I made went a little more smoothly. My first practice wasn’t quite right.
This block is based on the ones designed by Kathy Doughty for her “Fractured” quilt that was in a recent issue of Down Under Quilts. I modified it to use four fabrics instead of two and also made it a four by four block rather than three by three. My next try was more successful, since I’d figured out how to stack and shift the fabrics to get the result I wanted. I also made it a bit smaller, to give a 12.5″ block.
A little bit more maths later to get a 15.5″ block, and I was thrilled with how Lynn’s block turned out.
I really hope that she likes them and I am sure that her quilt is going to look superb – her bold choice of fabrics and design work together quite dramatically!
They are amzing Lara! What a quilter you have become eh?
Lara, they look fantastic. I am still grappling with yours. I have started 2 and now run out of fabric. Do you have any of the folklore brown left??? I need just a little bit more.
I love them! And all of that calculating, they came out great!
You’re too funny, I LOVE them! I am amazed that you were able to figure out the maths to make them 15.5 inch blocks from the 12.5 inch block pattern. They really are amazing.
Great blocks Lara! I also had trouble with the sizing..
Hi Lara,
These are really fantastic, great fabric combo’s.
I love those aqua and red fabrics with the polka dots. Gorgeous!
What beautiful blocks you are making! I’ve just started quilting and these are really inspiring. Love you choice of colour too. x
I’m loving that “fractured” block. I’ll have to see if I can figure it out.