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Twenty Big Blocks and Some Brown

I was waiting for more of the lovely green guinea flower fabric to arrive so I could finish making the final strip sets for my green and purple B2Q quilt and it arrived a couple days ago. So I dig in after work tonight and started cutting and sewing.

I needed three of these strip sets to finish the remaining 12 blocks. I had them done in no time and cut into sections.

You may wonder why I have that metal ruler on my ironing board. I use it to make sure that my strip sets are straight before I press them. I made a video a couple years ago on how I use it. This trick has revolutionized making strip sets for me.

I used to make terribly wonky strip sets which made my blocks a bit of a mess. This method helps me make strip sets that are straight and true.

After getting the three strip sets sewn and pressed I cut them into sections.

And in no time I had the remaining 12 blocks sewn, pressed and up on my design wall.

I might move a few blocks around but this won’t take much time on the design wall before I’m able to sew it together.

This has been a ridiculously quick project. And I’m glad because I’m not a huge fan of making the exact same block over and over.

Once I sew the blocks together I will add a couple borders to make it a better size for a throw quilt.

While I was waiting for my fabric to arrive I decided to dig through my batiks and pulled out a bin of brown batiks. I don’t know what possessed me to purchase these brown batiks in my quilting past. Brown is just not my thing. I decided to use these brown batiks to whip up a quick quilt top that I will donate.

I selected a pile of the browns and pressed them all. then I cut them into eight inch squares.

I actually like all these browns together. It might not be quite right to call them brown, but they are all in the brown family.

I’ll make them into the same pattern as this quilt top that I made last spring.

I’ll combine the browns with this yellowish batik that a friend of mine brought me back from her vacation a number of years ago.

Here’s a look at how these fabrics will look together.

The pattern is called All Inked Up. You can find a video tutorial on making it here. I’m making mine with 8 inch squares rather than 10 inch squares.

It’s likely that I will dig deeper into my stash of batiks and make more of these quick quilts to donate. I might find some inspiration as I see all these fabrics that inspired me to purchase them.

I recently saw a quilt that someone else made off of my Brandon Leftover Quilt and they added two borders. I really like the look of it so I pulled some fabric out of my stash to see how it would work.

I like it and have enough fabric to finish it. But I’m thinking it will make the quilt a bit of an awkward size. Right now it measures 64 x 80. If I add the borders it will be too big for a throw and not big enough for a double bed. I’ll think about this for a few days before I decide but I’m thinking it will be done with no borders.

We’ve got some lovely yet cool weather coming up over the next ten days. We’ll actually have a good number of days with sun, which in our winters means that it will be cooler. We’re actually going to get down below freezing for a few nights.

I’ve seen some spectacular sunsets on the way to my early morning pickleball sessions the last week.

I’m a night owl. I don’t see many sunsets. It’s sort of a treat.

24 Replies to “Twenty Big Blocks and Some Brown”

  1. I don’t like brown either, but I sure do like those pieces with the yellow-pink and purple fabric!

    Your quilts are so exciting! I am always inspired by them!

    Thank you for sharing them!

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  3. Hi, would you please send me the link to the blog where you share how you use the big ruler?  Thanks!Sent from my iPhone

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  5. it’s so good to see you back at work! You are so inspiring.

    Love, love the brown + batiks. It’s beautiful.

    The added border is another plus

    thank you for sharing!!

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  6. you are so creative, it inspires me to try new patterns, and your color choices are so beautiful, really an artist eye!

    thank you for your blog!

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  8. Love your latest quilt! You are a speedy lady! Love the tip about the ruler, I had forgotten about that, but I will try it. Thanks for all the sharing you do!

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  10. I’m in Los Angeles and not far from the evacuation zone in the Palisades. Any donations for fire victims would be greatly appreciated here. My quilt guild is collecting now. South Bay Quilters Guild. We have a web site. Blessings

    PJ Kytlica 805-660-4400

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    1. Thanks for your suggestion. EQuilter.com has posted a list of several groups in your area helping with food/supplies/other help, too. They’re not collecting quilts yet as they donate a percentage of their profits to several organizations, but they will, indeed, make note of ways to donate quilts in the near future. I will keep you in mind.

      Prayers for you and your neighbors in the meantime.

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  11. I love your green and purple BQ2 – I have the pattern and plenty of Kaffe to make a couple, but the usual ones I see have black and white connecting blocks. They’re beautiful, too, but yours is “calmer”, which I like. Congrats on the brown batik quilt. I’m not a brown fan, either, but I appreciate your inspiration! I always like getting new ideas for quilts from other folks. It’s so easy to get narrow minded about design if one only uses one’s own ideas all the time.

    Thanks! Happy New Year, happy Pickling!

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  13. It’s nice to see your new project, funny but I like the brownish fabrics , everyone is drawn to different color palettes

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  14. I see how you make the 3 strip blocks but what about the other two blocks? What size is the big flower block and how do you make the block that is on top of the flower that looks like 2 strips? Please.

    Love all your quilts.

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