Wednesday 9 April 2014

Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 2

Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 2
Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 2
Presenting Block 2.  In the latest blocks, my Michael Miller Rail Stripe has featured quite heavily.  This is where the regular Draws do their duty in mixing up the fabrics.

Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 2
Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 2
The number of pieces has increased from 21 to 36. The original pattern has 1" square blocks in the corners.  I have turned the into HST's (Half Square Triangles), and the same in the middle.  I am at the point with this project where if a block looks too dull, I just HAVE to spice it up a bit, to create visual interest.  I am keen to make as many blocks scrappy, so this block has 15 different fabrics featured in it.

Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 62 (Redone)
Nearly Insane Quilt - Block 62 (Redone)
I have also made some alterations to another block. Whilst I thought I had included dark, medium and light fabrics in the original Block 62, from a distance you couldn't read the light, so the centre square has been changed to a light neutral.  It looks a bit too light in this photo, but once the neutral sashing is lined up beside it, I hope it will calm it down.

Linking up with Freshly Pieced and with Freemotion by the River today.  Earlier in the week Lee at Freshly Pieced was part of Jennifer Sampou's Shimmer  Blog Hop with a chance to win a Charm Pack of some gorgeous fabrics.  I'm in - I'm just spreading the love!


NUMBER OF PIECES:  36
DIFFICULTY: 1/10
SMALLEST PIECE: Triangle, 1" (25mm) x 11/16" (17mm) x 11/16" (17mm)
LARGEST PIECE: Rectangle 1" (25mm) x 4" (102mm)

TECHNIQUE: English Paper Piecing (EPP)
FABRICS:
Rail Stripe Red, Michael Miller Fabrics
Scraps

Calico

5 comments:

  1. Oh wow, these blocks are definitely insane :-) I checked the others as well and my jaws dropped.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I do like that rail stripe red!

    ReplyDelete
  3. That's a work requiring patience! But worth the effort, thought. This block is very beautiful. I went to look at block 62 (the one in post of 17 April, 2013) and that one I find even more beautiful. What is their size? The triangles seem quite tiny.
    I'm looking forward to see a picture of the blocks side by side!

    ReplyDelete
  4. That is a perfect name for this block! Your work is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
    Freemotion by the River Linky Party Tuesday

    ReplyDelete
  5. Love the striped fabric! (PS - the gravel is a great photo background - I need to work on my backgrounds, expanding from just my countertops or laminate floors)

    ReplyDelete