Project Quilting is a challenge that Kim Lapacek of Persimon Dreams sponsors. I have participated in past years, often only finishing one project. This year (2023) I am excited to try again.
My goals for the challenges are
To finish all the challenges and actually post the results
To use materials in my stash where possible,
To learn new methods, and
To improve my web abilities
I am just adding these posts to my family food blog, but I will probably rearrange things as I refresh my understanding of Word Press.
Project Quilting Season 14
Project 1 January 8, 2023
Here is my completed miniquilt.
The prompt for this week’s challenge is One. I thought of One Block Wonders, a way of making spinning hexagons. I have enjoyed looking at these quilts, but honestly didn’t understand how to make one. This fit my criteria! I did a little searching on the internet and learned about how to use 6 fabric panels to make the 60 degree triangles needed.
I recalled that I have in my stash 7 balloon panels that are some of my oldest fabrics, purchased in about 2010 when I lived in Huntington WV. I bought this fabric “by the pound” from a store West Virginia Quilters in Barboursville. The store owner used to offer sales samples which were put together for fabric stores to select from on piles on tables in a back room. I loved rummaging around and I found lots of pieces of sample fabric from the balloon fabric line. I actually made a charming baby quilt for a friend using the fabric, but I somehow moved on without making more projects. The fabric has a strong blue, gold, and maroon theme. I had a great time playing with software and pictures of the panels, and I had a Creative Grids 60 degree diamond ruler I purchased and hadn’t used. I started cutting up the fabric and sewing together hexagons. I made a lot of progress and a few mistakes- In my desire to fussy cut the fabric for the best swirling hexagons, I lost some precision and my blocks were not very uniform in size.
I love the Project Quilting flexibility though. I decided to pick out one block and play with adding some additional triangles and diamonds with scraps from the same balloon fabric line. In the end, I made a 17″ complex hexagon quilted piece with one of the One block Wonders in the center. I made use of the Y-seam method I learned in a Minnesota Quilters online retreat in 2021.
I am under a time crunch to post this project, so I will look for the name of the fabric and it’s designer later.
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Nice design!
Very nice; the fabrics all harmonize together beautifully.
love it!