Frogging
I spent some time last night sewing. My goal was to complete the last two blocks for Q2. I even planned out the blocks to some extent, although obviously not enough. I did manage to sew a portion of both blocks but then on the second block I kept sewing the strips on to either the wrong side or in the wrong order, so I spent quite a bit of time ripping out.
This morning I took a picture of the block with the latest strip that I had ripped out in its correct position on the block. Afterwards I sewed the strip on and make an attempt to square up the block and realized that the strip was not wide enough. It is frustrating to keep ripping out but I am learning how to put these “free-form” squares together more efficiently. And that does mean I need to keep aware of where I am in the block and how it’s coming together in relation to the other blocks, the final size and how it will be squared up.
I might do a Q2 – v2 of this quilt both because I really like the look of free-form quilts and because I want to reinforce what I’ve learned.
I’m already planning Q3 and I’ve decided to take a detour away from the quilts in Art Quilts. I will do either a landscape ala Dream Landscapes by Rose Hughes or make a quilt using a method or two (or three) from Art Quilts at Play by Jane Davila and Elin Davison.
