Roan was born on Solstice weekend. Around my neighborhood, which is home to the Fremont Arts Council, that means he gets a parade for his birthday, naked body painted bicyclists and all.
We always brunch and then walk to the end of the street to find our spot.
We’ve needed a Solstice Parade/Picnic quilt for ages now to stake out our territory. So yesterday I pulled out the bee blocks from my Little Blue Cottage Bee and started sashing them.
In the evening I placed them on top of the black cross-hatch with some darker edging and called it a night.
This morning I decided that the Alexander Henry Heath fabric lost the drama of the squares. I need more contrast. Black it is.
For some unknown reason my brain says, “Go square.” on the finished size of the quilt. Not something I’m usually into.
I’ve got two backings in mind, both Alexander Henry of course.
I’m leaning towards the Star Sign though. I wanna be able to put this down on a city street or a grassy lawn. This one’s dark and fun.
The Star Sign is also one of Roan’s favorites.
I like the direction it took and it’s fitting bright colors, just like the parade.
At some point I’d like to make some postage stamp blocks with the traditional layout of all sewn together with no being or end. I like the idea of on-point and cutting some into triangles to complete the square.
Because these were made by so many different people they just wouldn’t fit together properly and that just wouldn’t work for this perfectionist.
Do you all have dreams of a picnic quilt?
EDIT:
Three short of the finish with the black sashing. Excuse to go buy fabric in the wash as I type. I also might pull that red block with the yellow sashing and recut it. It looks out of place.
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upcoming classes-zip pouches and quilt finishing
Love the askew blocks! I like saying that word, too. askew. askew. askew.
Well now I do 🙂 by the way, I fell head-over-heels for your HST Love quilt. The horizontal quilting is so simple but goes perfectly! I will have to copy it someday if you don’t mind.
would love to see it! i’m sure it’s already been done a million times.
love it!! what a great inspiration photo – I completely see the inspiration.
I love them on black. Good call!
I loved those blocks when we made them in the bee all that time ago, but sashed they’re even more awesome.
I had it in my head these were from the 10 make 2 at first, but they were from little blue cottage.
xo
Now that you mention it, they are all askew (askew…askew) but that one. Yeah, I’d probably change it…
done.
Cool beans. I like seeing the thought process of this one come along. Love the choice of the black background with the solid colors around the askewed squares. Makes those blocks POP. Totally go for the Star Sign backing, I say. LOVE IT!
It makes me smile to hear you comment on your perfectionism! Great way to showcase the options.
And yes, to the picnic quilt. I’ve got two that we use, although neither were built to be picnic quilts. Yours will be much, much better!
I love these blocks!! Just amazing! 🙂