Scenes from the Road of Life
I wasn't going to do this! I had planned to make some pieces for each of the monthly blocks of the Brave Patch "Improv That Block", set then aside, and then at the end or the sessions mash them all together into one quilt.
But, today I couldn't help myself, I squared up the smaller Orange Peel blocks I made yesterday, adding and subtracting fabrics as needed, and made a nice little group. I really like it though.
I joined the Improv That Block Squad and Sherri Lynn Wood this morning. We worked on improv-ing the Orange Peel block.
Here's what I had done by the end of the day.
I worked on the Crushing It's parts and pieces this morning. After I counted, I realized I was still three blocks short. I needed both black and 'red' 5" squares cut and sewn together and trimmed.
Once I got all of the parts ready, I started sewing on the last of the black 'orange peels' to complete the circles.
I counted again. And, hurrah, I now have 35 'blocks' and the 'white' backgrounds all done.
Ready to assemble the top.
I wanted something to do with no pressure, no due date. So, I worked on my Crushing It project. I had to cut the centers first - that's a step that is not my favorite, but it has to be done. I only cut 10.
Then I started sewing the 'orange peel' parts on. I got 3 of the 4 done before it was time to quit. These are actually quite fun to sew.
I spent the morning cutting the 'orange peel' shapes from the black with white 2-patches for the Crushing It quilt. It was slow and monotonous work and I had to pay attention to the accuracy of my cutting, too. I'm glad that's over with.
I cut out enough pieces to make one block of the Crushing It quilt. I wanted to make sure it would all fit together before I cut everything out.
