There is no Project Quilting challenge this week, which is good because I was eyeing the blue green fabrics I used for the Oak Leaf and Reel challenge quilt. Making a rooftop quilt has been on my to-make list for a long time and those aqua and teal fabrics asked if they could help. The name rooftop is a Gee's Bend quilter's term for a courthouse square variation that goes around and around a center square.
Since I am using yardage, I have decided not to make it improv, but instead make a more traditional block in these brighter fabrics. Each block starts with a 2 " finished square of the floral fabric in the center and 1" finished rounds. I did add some rogue strips for some extra interest. Each block has a different combination of fabric. The bright light is muting the colors a little bit.
I got more aqua and teal fabrics from upstairs -- I am stealing from a box of fabrics I am saving for a triangle quilt, but I think there is enough fabric in there to spare. If not, I might have to go shopping. Probably from my stash because the triangle quilt has a plan with a wider range of colors. I know I will cut off the outisde points of the diamonds in the sashing, but I would have to waste a lot of fabric to save them. The inside points will be suffice.
I am thinking of a baby quilt and am still deciding on the size. I might add another round to these blocks.
2021: Weeks 11 of 15 Minutes to Stitch
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spent my week making the teal and aqua rooftops. I forgot to show you this book with a fabric cover that I received from Ronda Winstead. She runs the Stitching Fabrics, Papers & More Facebook group and has a YouTube channel as well. Thank you again, Ronda! It is so beautiful!
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12 comments:
Love those teals! You've made good progress getting all those strips into a block. The sashing fabric is going to really make those blocks sing. Congrats on all the stitching time this week. You definitely used it well.
Love the teal! The only color I have a lot of is brown...don't know how that happened. I also like your elephants in the background...is there a story to them I missed?
Rooftop is a new term for me, but I like it! I love a geometric sashing. Losing those outside points won't spoil the overall effect.
Your sea glass blocks are beautiful -- very aqua/blue!
And from a previous post, I like what you did with the oak leaf and reel quilt.
Oh do I love these blocks. This post is so timely as I was searching for some teals the other day and realized I have very few teal fabrics in my stash. I think a shopping trip is in order. Most likely will be from my chair although I think teals are hard to see correctly on a monitor. I just love these blocks and your sashing is spot on!
Your sea glass blocks are beautiful!! Those are my favorite colors. :0)
Those colors are beautiful together. I like the low contrast of the blocks and then the pizzazz of a possible sashing fabric.
Oh, oh, oh! I so love your blocks...they are beautiful. I love the books with the fabric cover, too.
Your sea glass blocks are gorgeous. Those teals and aquas are such a beautiful combination. Love the sashing fabric and the little square of plain colour is perfectly perfect.
Your rooftop blocks are so pretty! I love the colors and your centers.
OOh! Your teal and aqua colors are so beautiful! And the lattice and corners are a wonderful match!
Your blue green rooftop blocks are beautiful! Sweet and pretty colors.
Wow, your gifted book is gorgeous!
Thank you for linking up today ;)
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