Overlapping Octagons

As I haven't posted here for some time I thought an update on my Overlapping Octagons was due.  This is the last photo of my Overlapping Octagons before the final Y-seams to bring it all together.

This has certainly been a challenge. The challenge is not yet over! Because a photo is flat it's difficult to show how the triangle sections between four red squares are refusing to lie flat.

bubbly triangles!

I have re-sewn some of the seams in the bubbly triangles; the rest I'll try to tame by hand when I finish joining all the columns. I think I probably have more control over the fabric when hand sewing.

Much as I like the effect of the vertical white fissures in the first photo, they are not a design feature; my next task is to join columns 1 and 2, and then to join that section to columns 3 and 4. Lastly I'll be joining the seams between columns 4 and 5. Somewhere along the line I see I need to add a couple of small triangles in the edges, and to add triangles to three of the four corners. I haven't yet decided whether or not this quilt is calling for a border. What do you think?

Happy sewing

Marly.

Blue scraps

As I have quite a few scraps in my blue scrap bin, my quilt will be made from them.  I love a blue and white quilt (with a few scraps of red thrown in of course)  I also like Sujata's suggestion of using the squares as background (white or off white) so that will be a possibility for my quilt.

I'm going to start out by making a couple of different sized blocks and see where that takes me, I will need to draw out a bit of a pattern so I don't get lost along the way.

Pip

Gathering the fabrics

I finally decided I was going to go with the quilt

design marked out by Sujata, it may be a slightly large block size though.

As usual I'm going with my bright and bold plus a few solids, at least

that's the present plan.

Fabrics collected as of now

and I would dearly love to add this fabric below if possible

yes, I must find a place for it somewhere.

Pattern presently being drawn out and I'm hoping to make a test block

over the coming weekend.

See you soon.

Maureen

U AND U QAL January 2019

Happy New Year!

This year is all about this QAL I am so excited for!

We are making quilts inspired by the quilt collection of Roderrick Kiracofe. Please join us to check out our progress as bunch of us scrap quilts lovers make our versions.

The details of the beginning of this challenge are posted on my main blog but we will collectively posting here to keep everyone in the loop.

Those of you who have been following this blog, you already know how much we all love crazy scrappy quilts. Let's add more fun to this passion. If you are new to this blog, have a seat with a cup of tea or coffee. Be here for a while and see what it is all about.

Those of you who are participating, if I have not invited you to be author of this blog, please let me know. I will add your name. You must send me your email address. You will not be able to post your progress as "unknown".