Welcome back to the Stay at Home Round Robin! I had such a good time seeing what everyone did with the Animal Kingdom prompt! There were so many great blocks, appliques, and animal print fabrics, and some folks found blocks I had not heard of. I did visit everyone who linked up but had trouble commenting on a few. Ironically, it's Blogger blogs that seem determined not to let me comment, despite being a Blogger user myself. So know that I love seeing all your Animal Kingdom interpretations, even those I was unable to comment on.
This week, it is Wendy's turn to tell us what to sew, and she picked curves. Now, anyone who knows me knows that I. do. not. enjoy. sewing. curves. So this prompt was a bit more of a challenge for me. I did consider appliqueing the curves, which is completely legit for this round. But ultimately, I decided to embrace the challenge so I picked a block with pieced curves.
I've long been in interested in the flowering snowball block. Accuquilt does have a die for that block but I do not own it, and it felt like a lot to purchase for a SAHRR round, so I looked for templates. The only free template I found was here, and it made a 6" block. I know that the smaller the block, the more difficult the curve, so I enlarged the template.
My blocks ended up around 9". They aren't exact, but that didn't matter. I made five blocks and sewed them together without sashing, as sashing would have broken up the curved shapes. I added filler at the ends to get to a row that is 56".
Here are my rows so far:
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What a pretty block! it's perfect for the challenge, and your quilt is looking beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHmm - I think I instigated bag making with you, too, right? And look how you took off with that! So maybe my curve prompt will do the same? Your curved border is fantastic! It look great with your other rows!
ReplyDeleteThis must be in the air this week, as I'm working on a quilt with that block, too. I love this block and really enjoy how you used the color to make it seem as if they are holding hands in a chain across your row. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKeeping your blocks together without sashing is a great choice to keep the shapes flowing into one another. You did a beautiful job with a tricky block!
ReplyDeleteLove your flowering snowball block!!! Great idea to enlarge the template to make sewing the curves easier! All your rows are looking great!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great looking block and so interesting how it forms another pattern when sewn together. I am with you Emily, when it comes to sewing curves! I think I will go the appliqué route on mine though. Love your batik fabrics, the prints and the colors and the row setting too. It looks fabulous! Might need to make a row quilt next year if SAHRR is happening then? I think a row would have been easier not to have to figure out where and how many blocks to make for this year as I am having a creative block with that part, lol! Thanks for your inspiration.
ReplyDeleteYour curved blocks look so different when assembled into a row. It's been fun to see how everyone tackles the prompt for their version of the challenge quilt.
ReplyDeleteI loved these curved blocks Emily. They had me thinking of bow ties worn to fancy dress balls, with tuxedos.
ReplyDeleteYou are at least the second person I have seen making these blocks. I really love them and they make such an interesting pattern together.
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