Thank goodness for seam rippers

I tried posting this earlier but technology got the best of me...anyway... I loved this quilt! And when i first saw it in the book was the one I thought would be the pretty in my house :). The free form of it all I found to be very challenging for me, which was surprise. I'm typically a figure it out as you go kind of gal but I think with being so accustomed to patterns, patterns is was a bit of a quilter shock. I literally backed my self into a corner, a small corner I had to hand stitch part of it.Maryanne I'm so sorry I didn't get the square to you before the end of the month, no excuses, I suck. I'm going to go the post tomorrow so you should have it by Tuesday, I think I hope.

loved this

This was just the quilt square to ease me back into quilting (and sewing in general for that matter, since I haven't done any since our move). Although for most of my life I've thought of myself as someone who religiously follows instructions, patterns, or recipes, I have recently become enchanted with the idea of creating, pattern/recipe-free. Sometimes I go a bit overboard and end up with an unwearable item or an inedible meal (just ask my husband). But this was such fun to work on since there really was no recipe for success. I found the process quite liberating. Plus I loved the fabric choices.

Thanks, Maryanne, for such a fun first quilt square!

I made this up.

I didn't even go into it with a plan other than "I really don't want to be the last one done." Sorry my picture is dark (and sorry there is some sort of smudge on my lens)!

September Block

I am excited that I was able to actually do this prior to September 30th. Now if I can only get it in the mail back to Maryanne before then. As has been posted a couple times previously, making this block really has been a process of making it up as I went along. I can be a sort of anti-direction follower and like to use directions as more of a spring board than strict guidelines.

I started out with the idea of making the separate blocks as suggested in the directions but found that I would have preferred sewing the white fabric around the blocks of color on only three of the four sides and then slicing and squishing to make them fit. All in all it was an interesting process to work in sort of a free-form manner.

I am looking forward to seeing the rest of them and then seeing how Maryanne fits them all together.

Do you walk in stores and secretly rearrange their displays?

Do you walk in stores and secretly rearrange their displays? Do you feel a true kinship with Adrian Monk? Do you dream about better ways of organizing your closet? Does your "junk" drawer pass the white glove test? If like me, you proudly exclaim yes to any of these questions then I say unto you....this quilt too, shall pass. I love you maryanne- for pushing me to a place I am not sure I ever want to go to again. It was fun and painful all at the same time (as every learning experience should be). I truly tried to make it as wonky as I could. Now, I must sign off and sew a bunch of straight even seams........

-Tara

We really are making it up as we go!

I finished Maryanne's block. This block totally took me outside of my comfort zone. I am one who enjoys order, matching seams, and lots of color. This block besides being none of the above did all it could to erase all the tips and tricks I've learned about quilting. Making the modern quilt is a fun new way to think of quilting. I am going to love working on these. Although, I will say that I'm glad I only had to do one of these blocks--it took me quite a while to figure it all out.