This past weekend, I attended a weekend quilt retreat with the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. I worked on several projects, although I didn’t completely finish any – now I have to decide which to finish up first. (Sorry for the blurry photos – some were taken with my cell phone camera.)
First I worked on my entry for the new MQG Michael Miller fabric challenge – ‘plus’ blocks in a variety of sizes. I ran out of fabric, so this one will have to wait until I get more.
Then, I worked on a project I started at a workshop in February 2013. The blocks have been sitting in my UFO drawer for more than a year! I chopped them up, inserted some more strips of colored fabrics, and then sewed them all together. I think it’s ready to be quilted.
Next I pulled out the Converging Corners blocks I won at the last VMQG meeting. I decided to insert skinny black strips at each corner, and I really think it ties all the blocks together. I think it will look great with black binding. It also needs to be quilted.
Although we spent most of our time quilting, there was also a lot of socializing, sharing of tips and tricks, eating, drinking wine, etc. Doesn’t this look like a happy group of quilters?
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Love it!
Wow, the converging blocks look great with the addition of the black lines. Bravo!
Looks like fun – and love the black lines added in – would never have thought of that!
You have some really beautiful quilts going on there! Love the addition of the black lines, too! The retreat sounds like great fun!
Love that converging corners quilt!
Love the black added in. Quilty days are the best!
I am a fan of the tiny detail that changes everything. So I really like your converging corners.
Log cabin has always been my favorite and I LOVE how you have made it modern! Beautiful!!!
Love the little black that you added! Looks like everyone had a fantastic time!
looks like you had fun! the addition of the black is inspired! Lots of great projects.
That converging corner quilt is wonderful! I like that it’s a little bit different than most others I’ve seen. Thanks for linking up while I hosted Anything Goes Mondays!
I love your converging corners quilt. Besides the tiny black lines, There are tiny white lines too! How did you do that?
The skinny black lines and white lines are pieced, and they are 1/4 inch wide. The trick to piecing narrow strips is to sew the first seam as normal, then press. When sewing the other side of the narrow strip, flip the quilt over so the narrow strip is on top (with normal piecing it would be on the bottom) then line up your presser foot with the first seam you sewed. This will make it easy to maintain a consistent 1/4 inch width.
Your work is beautiful! I wonder if you could tell me the final size of the blocks and the sizes of the central squares. I thank you beforehand.
Thanks! All the information about the Converging Corners blocks can be found here. http://vancouvermodernquiltguild.ca/blog/2014/03/block-challenge-and-lottery-converging-corners/ (I added the link to this blog post, too.)
Amazing. Do you sell patterns. Been for a number of years but now I need to branch out be more creative and frankly trying to find a source to sell my quilts am making smaller wall hangings from a quilt pattern enlarging the squares