I made a little something for Father's Day, but that's under wraps until Sunday, and I am pretty pleased with the result. I then decided to make a quick block for one of the Partnership Quilts at next year's Tokyo Quilt Festival. I read about this on Ayumi's blog Pink Penguin.
Take a look, it is for such a worthwhile cause, more so than ever before; all the quilts made from donated blocks will be given to victims of the devastating earthquake; last year over 10,000 blocks were sent!
So here is my effort - the theme is 'squares and triangles' - but thankfully a bit of artistic licence is allowed, as my finished 'squares' are not as 'square' as they could be!
I started with this, made with no plan and some scraps...
..then decided to do this...
...then finally created this 9" block...
Considering I made it up as I went along until it was the right size, I am rather excited at the result. The gingham and solid are a brighter pink in real life, and I really hope it will play its' part in a comforting quilt.
A bit of a tenuous link, but at the time of writing, there are still a few spaces left in the Japanese Import Fabric Swap for those of you in the UK or Ireland. So pop over to Cindy's and put your name down, you know you want to!
I love it! The colors are great, the pattern simple yet completely interesting. What a great evening!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you redesigned the block!!!It looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteYour block is fabulous! Such pretty colours! I am going to join in with this when I return from my holiday! Its a great initiative!
ReplyDeletei love the colour mix, and how lovely to have an undisturbed night. i am so mean but i love it when that happens. xx
ReplyDeleteThe fabrics you choose for this D9P effect were perfect. V.well done. Get it onto the flickr group next to mine - there's only 2 pics so far, we're a bit lonely! Jxo
ReplyDeleteGreat block Hadley, fun making it up as you go isn't it.
ReplyDeletelovely block ... lovely cause ... I think I must do something too ... thanks for the reminder xx
ReplyDeleteI love how the block has turned out
ReplyDeleteGreat block. Its inspired me to try one. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat work, well done. Took a look at the Pink Penguin too really good idea!
ReplyDeleteLove that square. It looks really good. It will be a highlight of whatever quilt it ends up in. Slightly jealous of your sewing time! Mine is verging on zero here.
ReplyDeleteVery clever! I love it! Before you know it you'll be writing patterns and hosting a quilt-along - I'll join in :)
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