I've gone back to work for the new school year, so I'll be returning to my spotty pattern of posting. In the meantime, I've started a fun quilt using the popular X and Plus block. I've gone through my scraps and stash and I'm using some bright clear colors and black and white. I'm also incorporating some text prints I've recently collected. I look forward to sitting down and fussy cutting and sewing a couple of blocks when I have a bit of free time.
The dimensions I'm using: The center piece is 2" x 5", and the small squares are all 2", including the squares that are halved for form triangles. The black and white corner squares are 3.5".
Here's a few of my favorite blocks so far:
I finished my Diamonds quilt, and it's bound and waiting for cooler weather.
I used every inch of the fleece remnant I picked for the back. I had to add a small strip of coordinating cotton to cover the printed selvage edge.
7 comments:
What fun blocks in the new quilt you've started! It's look
ing great so far.
Pure Barbara Style!
The x & plus quilt is super! I love co-ordinating fabrics for the plus.
What a fabulous way to use your feature prints, I absolutely LOVE how you arranged the fabrics and colours within the blocks. Pure design genius I would say.
Your x & + quilt is striking! What patience to cut all those small pieces, but the result is fabulous. Your diamond quilt looks great, too.
I like your x and + blocks - such fun to fussy cut, I bet! Nice to have a finish, too! That's going to be warm and cozy.
Love it! Hard to believe summer's about done although we are so glad to have some rain, finally.
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