Right, where were we, that's right we had cut out all the hour glass pieces and 'pieced' them into blocks. This is the part where the rotary cutter (and I really think that you need one, it would be a bit of a nightmare with a pair of scissors) gets a right old work out....
You need to trim the blocks to get rid of any messy bits, and there will be a lot....
If you have a ruler with a 45 degree cross on it, then it makes life so much easier as you can line it up with the cross on the block when you trim...
This does take quite a while, but gives a better chance of the blocks lining up when you come to piece them..
Here are my blocks all trimmed and ready to piece into strips..
I pieced mine in rows of seven, matching them so a patterned/coloured triangle is always next to a white triangle....
I really like the finished part finished quilt top, the colours are great together and combined with the white give it a fresh modern look...
So, just the border, quilting and binding to do !
This is the most complicated quilt I have tackled to date, and it took a long time to prepare the blocks, would I do it again ?, probably, but I wouldn't be in to much of a hurry......
It looks stunning, Maria...although you haven't persuaded me to try! I looked through Material Obsession last night and wondered if I'd ever try one of the complicated quilts...one day maybe!
ReplyDeleteYou must be mighty pleased. Well done, it looks lovely. xx
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