Day 4
My mapped-out outline for Day 4, as shown above, was to continue the process of creating additional building blocks. Yet to be explored was the construction of curved pieces. I originally learned how to make these while studying Rayna Gillman’s book Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts: A Stress-Free Journey to Original Design
Beginning on page 56 she walks her reader through the six easy steps. Each time I have attempted to make these I have grown to better understand the method.
Here are four strips waiting to be sewn together. Its hard to imagine how they can be be stitched but it really works.
This is how the strips looked after they were sewn together and the photo below shows how they looked after being pressed.
Using four different color combinations I was able to end up with eight brand new curved strips.
With the curved strips finally tackled it was time to make a commitment on some of the auditioned fabrics. Shown below are two of the blocks that received new borders.
One More Project
Before calling it quits for the day I decided to stitch together one very long strip of pieced fabrics to be used as a building block for future units. When choosing the colors I tried to make certain I used as many of my previously selected fabrics as possible.
Let’s Compare
The two photos above show a comparison of Day 3 and Day 4’s progress. Day 4 definitely looks more crowded and shows a lot more activity.
Here’s a recap of Day 4 as per my notes.
Did you see the comment labeled #11? I think it’s funny that I thought it was pertinent to include it. Who makes a note about cleaning their iron??? LOL!
Well, that’s it for today! Time to ponder my next moves.
Thank You
Thank you so much for sharing your time with me! I love receiving your comments and interacting with you. Your participation makes this journey more interesting than you could ever imagine. I look forward to each of our visits. 🙂
Talk with you soon!
It’s looking great! Lots of activity and color. I liked the photos of the curved pieces and, like Roseanne, went looking for them. I look forward to seeing them show up somewhere – and fluffer nutter, too!
P. S. yes, I do see small pieces of the chosen fabric. I’m thinking there will be more, though?
There will be more. But, because there was no limit on the amount of fabric used don’t be surprised if it is hard to find. A little goes a long way. 🙂
Oh, way to go for being a detective. You and Roseanne are very observant. Keep watching. I know you will see them in the near future. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
You are so amazing with your use of color and your improvisational designs! I love looking at the pieces together or separately!!! 🙂
Awe Tierney you are making me blush! Thank you for the uplifting comment! I take it as quite a compliment coming from an accomplished artist. 🙂
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Hi Cindy,
That is cool how the curved strips went together and how they look after pressing. You didn’t use them on your design wall, did you? If you did, I sure don’t see them. I really like the circles interspersed throughout the design. ~smile~ Roseanne
Roseanne, Nope, not yet. You will see them magically appear in the future! At least that’s what my crystal ball told me. 😂 I’m impressed that you went looking for them. Thanks for being so observant and for sharing your thoughts! I feel so special! 🙂
Aww, you are special. Heck yes, I went looking for them – I thought I was blind. I haven’t tried curved piecing, and haven’t had a reason to. But it does look fabulous. ~smile~ Roseanne
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