The group that I meet with once a month decided to do this pattern for this year:
Since I had to return to my un-real job last week (after a six-week layoff), I have to get back in the swing of things and relearn how to budget my time. So I'm two months behind on blocks (and haven't posted in almost a week). I took a snow day today and finished this block:
It's called "Queen's Petticoat." For Christmas, my daughter gave me some beautiful batiks in watery blues and greens. I added some more from my stash and the fabrics I painted in my last post.
Being a fan of tedious patchwork -- why do easy if you can make it hard? -- I decided that the nine-patch in the center of the other January block was just too simple. So I got out my graph paper and drafted this star. I paper pieced it using the freezer paper technique.
This block is called "Mrs. Lloyd's Favorite." After I made the center, I thought it might have too much white space, so I made a Lemoyne star for the center. Yes -- one of those diamonds is a scrap of my own hand-dyed marbled fabric. It's left over from a quilt I made for my son -- I finished the top, now I just have to quilt it.
Now I have to decide which to use. Any suggestions?
2 comments:
If you must know! I like the 8 pointed star. The foundation pieced one is just too spikey... and sharp. Now if you would replace the outside corners (on the 8 pointed center) with the spikey tips (from the foundation pieced)... that might make use of both.
Glad you had a productive day!
Beth-Near Chicago
They all look great. Maybe the choice will become more clear once you have completed a few more blocks????
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