Here is Tara's block, all sewn and pressed and ready for the post. Seeing how we are in the middle of a blizzard, that may have to wait until Thursday. I am quickly trying to post all this before we lose power. The winds are howling outside, the snow is falling and blowing, and it is c-c-c-cold!!
I love Tara's idea for her blocks...I was sorely tempted to send out a repeat performance, but then I came up with a really wacky idea. I hope you don't mind playing along.
I decided at the beginning of the year that I wanted to come to some serious decisions about UFO's. I need to either finish them, pass them on, or re-purpose (recycle, really) them. I spotted one UFO on the shelf a couple of weeks ago and decided to take a peek in the bin and make a decision about it's future.
Have you ever heard anyone refer to a project as having "sex appeal??" Well, this project didn't seem "sexy" to me anymore. In fact, I'm not exactly sure what I really had in mind when I cut out all these lovely 30's fabrics a few years ago. Sometimes I just pet fabric and cut out shapes, lost in the fog of fabric lust...
So I have come up with a plan for you to help me make lemonade from lemons. I came up with a new plan using the pieces I have, and cut some of the solid green to help make it all happen. Since the green was in the bin with the UFO, I must have intended it to go together at some point. Lord, I miss my mind!
Using the 4-patch units I already assembled, some additional 3 inch squares, and some solid green rectangles, I have come up with the following block idea.
The 4-patch unit measures 5.5 inches square (unfinished), the rectangles are 3 x 5.5 inches (unfinished), and the squares are 3 inches (unfinished).
After laying out the pieces, I sewed them in rows first. On the top and bottom rows, I pressed the seams toward the green rectangles. On the middle row, I pressed the seams away from the 4-patch unit, again, toward the green rectangles.
After assembling the rows, I pressed the seams toward the outside of the square, away from the 4-patch unit. The final block should be 10.5 inches square (unfinished).
I am going to join the blocks by making sashing from additional 3 inch squares of 30's fabrics (I cut TONS of them out, for some reason...), using solid green squares as cornerstones. I think it will be simply stated, but brilliant!
Now we are having "thunder snow" - it's definitely weird out there. It is after midnight here and everything outside is a white blowing blur. Weasley, my cat, seems a little concerned (I am too, truth be known...).
I will get these posted on Thursday, weather permitting!!
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
