Hi everyone! Remember a while ago when I accused Millie of causing mischief while I was laying out the quilt blocks for the flannel quilt I am working on? Well I think I owe her an apology. After I finished putting the blocks together I kept them hanging on my design wall while I worked on the flying geese border.
I kept looking at the blocks and while it looked very nice I felt that something wasn’t quite right. I remember noticing while looking at the picture on the instructions that there was a secondary pattern that should be visible, but I couldn’t see it. In case you aren’t a quilter a secondary pattern is when two or more blocks together draw your eye to more than the actual block (I tried to Google it but I couldn’t find anything). I got out the instructions again and discovered my problem.
What I realized was that in the second and fourth rows the hour-glass blocks should have been rotated 90°s. The bottom line was that I needed to rip all the rows apart and completely separate the blocks in two of the rows. I think Millie was trying to tell me to check my instructions before sewing everything together, but I didn’t listen.
It may be difficult to see, but if you compare the two pictures you should see that the stars in the middle row now have more cream-colored fabric surrounding them. It is also there for the first and last row, but not as complete. I could have just left the blocks the way they were, but I think the proper arrangement will make it a bit easier to quilt. After adding the three borders the top is now ready to baste and quilt. It’s finished size is 80″ x 80″ so it is a generous lap quilt.
My goal is to get this quilt completed soon so I can also finish quilting my king sized quilt and have them both ready for the Genesee Valley Quilt Club show in June. I purchased two different threads to use on this quilt. One is cream variegated and the other is a variegated thread with similar colors to the dark fabrics in the quilt. Of course using two different thread colors will make it take a bit longer, but I didn’t think that I could pick one thread color to use across the entire quilt.
There is also enough left over fabric (especially all the left over triangles from making so many half-square triangles) that I should be able to make some pillows to go with it too. I just love the rich colors in this quilt and since it is flannel it is extra soft too. I hope you like it too.
Yup! I like it a lot!,
You should ALWAYS listen to your dog. Just our opinion. It’s a gorgeous quilt and we didn’t even see anything wrong with it the first way…..shows our ignorance. Love those colours.
XXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
Millie must have a better eye than me becasue I can’t see any difference, lol.
It is absolutely beautiful Cindy, as I have said before, I am in awe of your quilting talents!
Lynne x
Aw you are super talented, Wez wiff Dip we couldn’t see any difference..BOL. Have a wonderful Thursday xx00xx
Mollie and Alfie
Wow! It is just fabulous! We love the colors!
Love ya lots
Mitch and Molly
Oh my gosh you had to rip all that hard work apart! Bless your heart.
I have to admit I can see the difference though.
It is a beautiful quilt. I am calling Millie the quilting queen for helping you
Hugs
Madi and mom yourbfff
Always listen to the Millie. I think she has an eye for this sort of thing. I can see it now that you point it out. Guess I don’t have an eye for it unless someone or some dog points it out. Way to go Millie.
Blessings,
Goose
It’s absolutely beautiful. I wish I could quilt but it was a struggle for me just to sew a crate pad together. 😦
Millie, I’m SO glad you’ve been vindicated! The quilt looks awesome, and I’m glad you were there to lend a paw when your human needed it!
Bunny & Kuster
Absolutely beautiful!!
Gorgeous quilt! GLad Millie was there to help!
Millie you did TRY to tell her.. WHY oh WHY will They NOT listen to us?
Oh man…I have had to pull A LOT of a quilt before, but I think you even have me beat. I was able to see the secondary pattern eventually, but I had to pull back from the screen. I totally would have done the same thing. You are right, you didn’t have to, but I get why you did it. And it is a nice impact.
Good for you for the June show! I have another quilt in my brain right now. But final first…maybe. 🙂
Oh that is just beautiful…mom only makes things with hot glue and staples….
stella rose and mags
Oh, we noticed the mistake immediately (ha, ha, ha, ha,). We are just so impressed with your talents, the world could fall apart around us and we wouldn’t take notice. We love this pattern! Your quilt is beautiful.
Hugs,
Lily Belle
Very nice. We think it was very pretty before you changed it, but we agree it is even more beautiful now. Mom, of course, is very jealous of your quilting skills.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
It’s a subtle change, but I like it very much! It does make a difference!
KZK
What a beautiful quilt.
The quilt is really, really lovely!
I had to chuckle about Millie–Todd thinks he’s smarter than me too, and I think there are times when he’s right! 🙂
I really can’t see the problem…. it looks beautiful both ways….
Aaaand…. Millie…. we know you tried to help your mom!
Take care
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
You are a very patient woman!!
This quilt is beautiful and we love the colors!!
Your Pals,
Murphy & Stanley
Online Doods
I NEVER would have noticed the problem had you not pointed it out. Wow.
What great eyes, your momma has.
The quilt is gorgeous.. just BEAUTIFUL colors. 🙂
Shelle, Milo, Dixie and Newby,
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