Iceblossom

I'm going ahead an making this as my next project. I have other things going on but in a day or two I'll post a picture.

I think proper attribution is a big topic of discussion and so I think I will continue to post my progress in here. Although I definitely was inspired by drafting out that pattern, I'm very comfortable with this being "my" quilt. I'm changing the triangles to squares. I'm using very different fabrics/colors. I've changed the scale from a center of 12" to 8". I've changed the layout from a square to a rectangle.

I think if you showed the original next to mine, only maybe 5-10 people out of 100 would see instantly that they were the "same" and that would mostly be if I used the same border treatment with the pieced units in the corners that really makes this top sparkle to me.

And then there are the construction techniques to consider. In addition to making it with alternate squares because of the large scale of the cherry print, I'm making the geese units by the rectangle/two squares method. Other people make four at a time or use rulers or other ways to do it. I measured and cut out the red pin dot today, I had just enough to make all 24 blocks I want, plus 4 extra to use in the border, so I can at least do two corners in the border. Had about a 1" strip left! But I think I have another piece of this exact shade in my 6.5" strip box.

Edit: Lately I've been thinking in terms of tag lines or t-shirt slogans. Here's one that applies: The quit we make depends on the fabric we have!