Saturday, January 07, 2012

On the right Path!

I finally started my new quilt Path to Tallahassee, and I can tell this is going to be a very long project!
It starts with foundation piecing.....

a mere 16 of these blocks just to make one -12 inch block!!
or so I thought.......
you know that little one inch reference square on patterns?...I
probably should not have said "oh yeah, looks like an inch"
So..............
I now have a block that will measure 11 inches finished
love, love this Tallahassee block even with all the work it takes. And I think the Circle of Friends 1930''s style fabric looks great with it.
I was planning to use Kona snow or white, but at the last minute, I remembered that I had this gorgeous linen which adds some beautiful texture to the block...
it's helping me get over my measuring goof up!
The second block in the Path to Tallahassee is a Drunkard's Path....hence the Path part of the name!
I have a Go!baby with a DP die, so fabric cutting is very quick, and having just finished a DP quilt, my muscle memory for sewing the curves is still intact!!
Naturally, this is a 12" finished block.......so trimming was in order to match it to my stupidity of the Tallahassee block.....
I think it turned out pretty cute as well
I very briefly considered starting over with the correct sizes, but I had already printed and scored dozens of pages for Tallahassee, so I really didn't want to do that...
I also like that the trimmed petals of the DP put them closer together,
So, maybe it will be all good!!
Since I haven't decided on a size or layout for this quilt, I'll just keep making blocks until I am sick and tired of them!

1 comment:

Annie said...

Well, they look great so far! I had a chuckle at the very end when you said until you get sick and tired of them...boy did that sound like me! Too funny! You'll love it when it's done, keep going!

1 comment:

Annie said...

Well, they look great so far! I had a chuckle at the very end when you said until you get sick and tired of them...boy did that sound like me! Too funny! You'll love it when it's done, keep going!