Wow, just got back from my second retreat for the season,
(sadly my last this year) and yowzah, I got loads complete!
First of the first of.. ( notice all those firsts?), the black crazy
log cabins top is complete. The zig zag border started on a
beautiful fall day at Gull Lake, Alberta, was finished up
on a beautiful fall day at Lake Isle, Alberta.
It would be so nice if that was a trend but unfortunately,
no more lake time for me.
Sixteen inside blocs were joined using a scrappy sashing.
Then, after an addition of a one inch frame, a scrappy zig zag
chases around the outside of the quilt.
Five inch squares were bisected and then the
1 1/2" cut strip of random scraps were stitched down
the middle and the block reassembled.
Effective when done and fun to do!
The corners were a bit fiddly but welcome
assistance from the other retreaters got
me on track and a cheeky corner treatment was added.
One top done!
It even has a flange!
The second finish of the retreat
was another RSC item, a yellow
log cabin, court house steps arrangement.
The previous retreat saw one top completed
but more blocks were needed for the second.
They were finished up in the past week
and the top itself was stitched first at the retreat since
we could chat and the layout was not too complex.
It will get caught up in the next wild
pinning frenzy and get shipped off
to our local child's service charity, Zebra,
in December. Discovering more yellows
hiding in a drawer, really helped to bump
up the tone from golds and orangey to
yellow and bright.
This top received
many sunny compliments at show and tell time!
The second of the black crazy log cabin quilts
was assembled at retreat and time just ran out
before the border was complete.
It was finished up in bit of a sewing afternoon,
after a good nights sleep to recover from all the retreating!
The center squares were joined together
without a sashing, in a 5 x 6 arrangement.
The border on this is a simple pair of the
scrap pieced strips with mitered corners.
There are enough blocks in the bank for
two more of these black, scrappy wonders.
I just need to come up with some border treatments.
The original inspiration for these black tops is
an article in QNM for the April 2002 issue.
changed the pattern to fit my skill and resource levels.
A lesson reaffirmed while making up these
tops is that scrap quilting makes for a lot of threads!
Stay safe and sew on !
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