Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Rogue Sweet Land of Liberty Block

I've made another block for Sweet Land of Liberty. You may not recognize it in the original pattern or the quilts others have made because it is a rogue block that comes from another pattern. I want to make mine wider, and am not sure if I will make mine shorter, so I figured rogue blocks would fit right in. Or it could replace another block I don't feel like making in the future. It may make it harder for me to figure out how the blocks work together, but there is enough background fabric to fill a big space, and sashing or bordering the block is always an option if it needs to be even bigger.

I really like this block, since I have been wanting to make a map quilt like this for a while. Even though the purpose of making this block for this quilt is to get it out of my system and my to-do list, I'm now debating whether I should make another one for my small quilt collection.

The directions require fusible applique and since I am all about following the rules, I made this one fusible. I still need to sew it down.  But the bonus we got out of this block is that fusible applique is now on the table for future blocks.


There's some good news here.  The flag bird is back.  I was hoping to find it on the ironing board all nice and flat, but nope, it was with scraps of fabric.  There has been more whispering, because the bird did not return with the star.  There is a betting pool for whether it has been a big break up, the star ran off with someone else, or if the star was disappeared. 

P.S. The Orphan Block box is where the circles are stored.  During some reorganization a few years ago, the orphan blocks were kicked out of the box. Don't worry, I'm sure they were moved to a nicer home.

6 comments:

Kyle said...

Your rogue block is going to fit in great. It's a fabulous block. Funny how blocks can get up and walk away.

Karrin Hurd said...

Love your rogue block,and the bird!

Nancy in NV-wheres the dude at blogspot said...

Both of these blocks - fantastic. You will love piecing this puzzle together. And the Saga continues...

Robin said...

The flag bird is terrific. I'm glad he showed up although he got quite wrinkled on his adventure. Nothing a little steam won't straighten out, I guess -ha! The map block is very pretty and seems to go right along with the theme. Look forward to the other blocks you create.

Kate said...

Your rouge block will fit right in with the others. It works very nicely with your birdie block (glad it turned up again).

Tanya said...

Love your map block! You are getting so much done! Birds, circles, appliqué and fusing!