Sew happy today. Big shout out to my baby boy who took an abnormally long nap and is still sleeping as I post. I was able to finish the last strip, display strips for photography, post this, and also sneak in some facebook time and a chat with my sister. Days like this are great!
Anyway, the 8 strips are done. It took me longer than normal due to sick kids and a hectic time of year. (We have started our 2 months of birthdays. Four birthdays down, three more to go before a nice break from that.) But, the strips are done. Now it is time to sew them together. I have photos of them laying on my living room carpet. My question is, should I sew them all together as one big block with blue framing around it or in four strips of two (like the last one I made) with blue between the rows? I'd love to see comments left on what you think. Did I meet the goal of it being a car theme and colorful? As soon as I figure out which route I want to go, I can stat the next phase. At this rate, I plan to have the quilt complete by the end of February, assuming interruptions are still in my near future. Don't forget to post your vote!
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| Strips layed together to form one big block. |
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| Do you see my goof? Directional prints need attention. Just one goof and an easy fix for another day. |
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| Strips in rows of two. Picture my carpet being blue. |
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| Notice the strips are not the same length. With the process I used, this will happen. I will take a portion off the longest strip and add it to the shortest. Then I will shorten all strips to the size of the current shortest strip. Left overs will be used for another quilt or project. | | | | |
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Bre likes the first proposal. Gen likes the second. If choosing between the two, I pick the second also. I am sitting her redesigning your quilt in my head! LOL.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of having blue between the rows. I think that would look so good :)Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteI like it so far. I think blue in between the strips would be easier on the eyes. You don't want it so busy that you can't enjoy it. Looks good and I am looking forward to see more progress or the end result!!
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