I am still waiting for the fabric to arrive for the blended quilt project I am working on with my blogging friends Perry, Cindy, and Lisa. I ordered it Sunday and it is Friday already and it still has not arrived. Since I am completely obsessed with making a blended quilt NOW, fabric or no fabric, I have been practicing. I dragged out a bin of fabric I had labeled "Blended Quilt Fabric" and have the contents spread out all over the floor in my sewing room.
You may recall that I was pretty much incapable of making a decision as to which blended quilt I wanted to make for the challenge. I had to do *something*, so I started working on two different trial projects while I wait for the fabric for my final decision quilt. So, I share with you two blended quilt projects that are my Not For the Challenge quilts.
The first is the blue log cabin—I finished 16 blocks out of the 36 needed for the quilt top, when I attended my UFO quilting group this Wednesday. The method for making these log cabin blocks is not my favorite one. The instructions have you just sewing uncut strips along each side of the block. I prefer to have all the little "logs" pre-cut to the exact measurement of the sides for better accuracy. While the method the book calls for is not as perfect, the blocks do seem to be coming out pretty square. Aren’t those blues pretty?
The second Not For the Challenge project is out of the Blended Quilts II book, a pattern called Burgundy Star. I started playing with fabrics yesterday, and could not stop. I made blocks all day long, like I was possessed or something. I LOVE these blocks. The block is a simple Variable Star, and a total of three different fabrics are used in each block. You can make the blocks extremely blended, or throw in a bit of contrast so that the star aspect shows up better. The four really different looking blocks below are all the same pattern. I made sixteen of these blocks yesterday. For a quilt I am not making….. Right. You know I am kidding.
I sure hope the fabric for my Real Blended Quilt Challenge Quilt arrives soon. I just don’t know what to do with myself while I wait for it.
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The blue log cabins are very fresh and beautiful, but wow – those floral variable stars look good enough to EAT – yummy!!!
The blue log cabins are very fresh and beautiful, but wow – those floral variable stars look good enough to EAT – yummy!!!
I love the star blocks, I’m a sucker for anything with stars! And I love the color combinations.
I love the star blocks, I’m a sucker for anything with stars! And I love the color combinations.
Wow I love all your not-project blocks!
Wow I love all your not-project blocks!
LOVELY… I have the blended quilt books but have mostly used them for eye candy and inspiration. Will you have enough practice blocks to create a sampler quilt (or at least table topper)? LOVE LOVE LOVE the blue and white blocks!
LOVELY… I have the blended quilt books but have mostly used them for eye candy and inspiration. Will you have enough practice blocks to create a sampler quilt (or at least table topper)? LOVE LOVE LOVE the blue and white blocks!
Wow, those blue blocks are gorgeous. I am my guild’s librarian and we have some blended quilt books. I think I will dig them out soon. You have inspired me.
Wow, those blue blocks are gorgeous. I am my guild’s librarian and we have some blended quilt books. I think I will dig them out soon. You have inspired me.
ROFLOL…Oh Nicole, you are so funny. I don’t know why we decided on 2 months, must have been because I knew there was no way I would get even one done in the next month, lol. We are going to change your challenge to finish 3 quilts in the 2 months. I love the colors, but I can’t stop laughing, ROFLOL
ROFLOL…Oh Nicole, you are so funny. I don’t know why we decided on 2 months, must have been because I knew there was no way I would get even one done in the next month, lol. We are going to change your challenge to finish 3 quilts in the 2 months. I love the colors, but I can’t stop laughing, ROFLOL
Oh my gosh I can hardly contain myself. The blues are lovely. Interesting to read about your method.
Now, I really really love these stars. Good lord I dont know what to do! I want to jump thru the screen and thief them. 😉
I even have some of these fabrics with no idea what to do with them. Well…now I know.
Thank you!
Oh my gosh I can hardly contain myself. The blues are lovely. Interesting to read about your method.
Now, I really really love these stars. Good lord I dont know what to do! I want to jump thru the screen and thief them. 😉
I even have some of these fabrics with no idea what to do with them. Well…now I know.
Thank you!
I love how you fussy cut the center of that third star. I love to make blocks like that. These are great. Glad you aren’t making that project. =) The blue blocks are coming along great!
I love how you fussy cut the center of that third star. I love to make blocks like that. These are great. Glad you aren’t making that project. =) The blue blocks are coming along great!
OMG Nicole. I love those stars. I don’t know which one of your non-challenge quilts I will like the best. It’s a good thing we don’t live closer, I would be stealing some blocks. LOL
OMG Nicole. I love those stars. I don’t know which one of your non-challenge quilts I will like the best. It’s a good thing we don’t live closer, I would be stealing some blocks. LOL
LOVE the star with the bird in the center! Actually I love them all but the bird is an extra kick of awesome.
LOVE the star with the bird in the center! Actually I love them all but the bird is an extra kick of awesome.
Your stars are lovely. It will be nice to see them in a quilt.
Your stars are lovely. It will be nice to see them in a quilt.
How frustrating to be waiting when you are so ready to start that new quilt! The blocks you have created are also lovely. Hope your fabric arrives very soon.
How frustrating to be waiting when you are so ready to start that new quilt! The blocks you have created are also lovely. Hope your fabric arrives very soon.
All right, Nicole – that beautiful blue log cabin quilt would look absolutely perfect in my bedroom – I just KNOW you’re making it for moi!! lol! All your not-challenge blocks are gorgeous! I think you should do this more often!
I’m sorry Ozzie ate your iron AGAIN – I’ll send my crazy Gracie over (I’ll bring her!), and they can play and play and play and we can sew and sew and sew!!
All right, Nicole – that beautiful blue log cabin quilt would look absolutely perfect in my bedroom – I just KNOW you’re making it for moi!! lol! All your not-challenge blocks are gorgeous! I think you should do this more often!
I’m sorry Ozzie ate your iron AGAIN – I’ll send my crazy Gracie over (I’ll bring her!), and they can play and play and play and we can sew and sew and sew!!
I hope you have a good security system on your house! From all the comments, those blocks are in grave danger of being whisked away in the night. I love, love, love the star blocks. If you need a good home for them………… He He.
I hope you have a good security system on your house! From all the comments, those blocks are in grave danger of being whisked away in the night. I love, love, love the star blocks. If you need a good home for them………… He He.
Very pretty blended blocks you have there.
Very pretty blended blocks you have there.
Lovely blue colored log cabin blocks! Yes, I have had some pretty un-square blocks from not cutting mylogs first, so I agree with you.
JulieQ
Lovely blue colored log cabin blocks! Yes, I have had some pretty un-square blocks from not cutting mylogs first, so I agree with you.
JulieQ
Love your star blocks! You have to make a quilt of them to! It will look great! And so with the blue ones! Hope your ordered fabrics will arrive soon. Good luck!
Love your star blocks! You have to make a quilt of them to! It will look great! And so with the blue ones! Hope your ordered fabrics will arrive soon. Good luck!
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
All of these are lovely. But right now, I’m partial to the blue/white blocks. That’s ’cause I’m decorating my bedroom in that color–with accents of yellow and pink.
Wow iI love the blue blocks blue is my favourite colour. but i love the other blocks tooI havent been on to comment because I got Married on the 3rd december and I had lots to do. But i am back looking at all your work again I wish I could Make Quilts like you My new years resolution will be to start quilting wish me luck.
Hugs Mary.
Wow iI love the blue blocks blue is my favourite colour. but i love the other blocks tooI havent been on to comment because I got Married on the 3rd december and I had lots to do. But i am back looking at all your work again I wish I could Make Quilts like you My new years resolution will be to start quilting wish me luck.
Hugs Mary.
Wow those are great blended blocks. I’ve done a couple of these quilts and really enjoyed making them.
Wow those are great blended blocks. I’ve done a couple of these quilts and really enjoyed making them.