These are four-inch square blocks now and will be 3 1/2 when they are pieced together.
Block 180
I tried to keep the shapes pretty much the way they were cut out. There aren't any rules though, and if I don't like a particular shape, I am free to change it.
Block 181
Mostly it is a matter of taking a few trash pieces and seeing if I can put them into some arrangement that looks good to me. I try not to overthink it or worry about finding the right piece of scrap. There are a lot of blocks to make and I want to let the process flow naturally.
Block 182
These circles were originally going to be used for A Life of Plenty, but I decided to needle turn the circle block and I wasn't about to needle turn this many circles, eight! I thought about separating these to make more blocks, and needle turning just a few, but they wanted to stay together. I also thought about separating them and making more than one circle block, but ... they wanted to stay together.
Block 183
This one makes me think of one of the space movies, not sure which one.
Block 184
Block 185
I know some of this will get hidden in the seam allowance. Sorry for the blurry picture. I want to focus on making the blocks, not showing them off. I have more blocks prepped, so hopefully will be able to show them soon.
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5 comments:
These are fascinating pieces! It reminds me a lot of the way the Gee Bend quilts were put together. :)
You certainly earn big points for creativity. I can't wait to see all of your "circles" together. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
I like your idea of making blocks without too many rules. Sitting and putting fabric scraps together is very, very creative for me when I just let it flow. I've only pieced--never gone after it quite like this with raw edge applique, but I see it has a lot of potential to show off great shapes and pattern combinations I would never have seen. This is great inspiration! I thank you. My scraps thank you.
There's some very dramatic blocks there. The one that makes you think of space movies reminds me of the uniform insignia from the Star Trek shows and movies. Very fun stuff.
I'm glad you are still circling. I love this really free way of working and it will be very interesting to see how these look all sewn together.
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