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toverly 08-08-2018 02:31 PM

Journey to Paducah blocks?
 
Anyone else up to doing this block of the day for the next 35 days? It's on AQSblogspot under free patterns. Each day is a new block. I'm going to do the blocks but not everyday. A challenge for sure. I have all the colors but not the black, mine is going to be off white batiks and bright batiks.

Judith1005 08-08-2018 02:34 PM

Wow, that's pretty. But, not on my list of things to do right now. But, thanks for the inspiration. I can't wait to see yours.

QuiltnNan 08-08-2018 02:51 PM

here is a link http://www.aqsblog.com/journey-to-paducah-kickoff

Jingle 08-08-2018 02:59 PM

Too many pieces, would not be for me.

Stitchnripper 08-08-2018 03:03 PM

I'm with Jingle. Too many pieces. But it is beautiful.

Barb in Louisiana 08-08-2018 06:59 PM

Beautiful quilt. I may save the blocks for a later date.

sewbizgirl 08-08-2018 07:43 PM

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!

sandy l 08-09-2018 02:43 AM

Neat blocks, but just the size and amounts of pieces for just the first block make me twitchy:)

Rhonda K 08-09-2018 04:07 AM

It's a gorgeous pattern. Your colors and fabrics sound pretty. It's fun to try a challenge and learn new skills.

NZquilter 08-09-2018 06:06 AM

It's gorgeous, but wow! A block like those each day is a bit much. Sometimes I can barely find time to do my dishes everyday, lol!

Quilter 53 08-09-2018 08:41 AM

I printed out the 1st 2. Now to see if I'm up for the challenge. Fabric shopping in my future!

toverly 08-09-2018 11:12 AM

Glad you are up to the challenge Quilter53. I have already figured out how to simplify that block. I'm working from my batik stash but maybe I'll have to shop in the end. Happy Sewing. I can't do a block a day but I can print them to get done as soon as I can get to them. It's alot of tiny pieces. My approach on the first block was wrong. I saw the center as flying geese and worked them with inset seams. Difficult for me. It was so much easier when I saw the pieces as a checkerboard and simply sewed the 1 1/2 inch pieces in rows. The outer border is sewn like piano keys. Mine were all over the place. I intend to rip apart the border and resew as three rows with and inset alternating row. It's important to measure the pieces when it says measure. I was sewing with too scant a 1/4 inch and ended up chopping off the outer edges of each square up. This one will definitely take longer if I end up making a practice block and then a real one. Hoping for a happy end.

Jane Quilter 08-09-2018 12:27 PM

It is so lovely, but 1" blocks are too hard for me if it totals 103" x 103".

givio 08-09-2018 06:34 PM

SBG, there's a thought! :-p

The bright colors on black are a distinctive look. The sashing is so dotty looking that you have to enjoy that to use it. I guess you have to be attracted to the idea of the design, as it's pretty unique.

When it comes down to it, it's really only 36 sampler blocks, which seems quite doable. The sashes are quite wide, and part of what makes the size get so big. If you change the sashes and cornerstones, that would eliminate a lot of sewing. I think it just seems like a lot of pieces at first, but after you study it, nothing about it looks very difficult...

Oh! I've opened the block pages, and see it's not sashing, but that each block has the same border. So, you could eliminate that dotty border on each block, and it wouldn't take so long to make each block. I guess that is how it could go faster. :-) On the other hand, if you strip piece the dotty part of the block, it would go pretty fast too.


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