Saturday morning I went to Saturday Sampler where we received the finishing instructions, and the new program was introduced. The 2024 program was a very modern looking asymmetrical design. The new one is going to be a row quilt. I'll share more on that some other day - after I select some fabrics for it.
The finishing instructions suggest making this quilt in 4 quadrants. That is a very practical idea as the quilt finishes 96" square. So far, I have the top left quadrant sewn together, and have the 16 blocks laid out for the top right. That will be one goal for the week - getting that second quadrant made.
My Sunday morning project was mainly spent making the extra 5 blocks for the Woven Heart UFO project discovered in my sewing room. I even used the corner trimmings to make some little Hourglass blocks that might work as cornerstones. The blocks are 15" square, so without sashing it would be 30 x 45 which is kind of long and narrow. Adding 2-3" of sashing on the sides and center would help balance that.
However, I'm also thinking that I could just use 4 of the hearts plus the cornerstones and make the baby quilt square. Notice the lime green as a possible binding to pick up on the green in the floral print. But of course that leaves 2 heart blocks leftover. They could become pillows or used in something else eventually.
What do you think? I'm kind of waffling between the 2 layouts.
For handwork this week, I plan to bind this little wall hanging. It's the UFO swap project from a couple of years ago. Hand applique and hand quilted by me. That's why it has taken so long to get to the binding stage. LOL
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6 comments:
That's a very cool Saturday Sampler. I'd probably stick with the six block layout, I'm just not a fan of square quilts.
I like the idea of the baby quilt. Maybe you could make two extra blocks and make 2 baby quilts? I have a spot in my house where I can hang long narrow quilts but I think 30" is too big for it. ;-)
Looks like Bonnie beat me as I was thinking the same thing, make 2 more hearts for 2 quilts. Looking forward to seeing your Saturday Sampler all put together to see what the center design becomes.
I agree with Bonnie and Vicki. I think two baby quilts would be a perfect use of the heart blocks.
Love the four hearts coming together in the middle, Sara!
Did they tell you the Saturday Sampler would be that large? I've been meaning to ask if SS is specific to your LQS or a program/promotion from a fabric company or designer. As for the hearts-- I like the four turned inward.
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