The first is a kid's quilt, about 40" x 50"--one of three using these blocks. One was a 'hurry up finish' for a friend's grandson, and the third is due to be quilted when I can work it into the que. I'm usually not big on preprinted cloth graphics, but there's just something very endearing about these. Framed them in black, and then arranged them. Isn't the background fabric wild?
The Pyramids quilt started as a pile of leftover pieces from a kaleidescope quilt class (Julie has a version of one from a long time ago!). Anyway, I was asked to do a class a few years back at a friend's quilt shop--but the class never came to pass. The pieces went in a box for 'some other time' and then got drug out for various retreats. I am not a good repetitive piecer--same task over & over (can you say boring?), which is one of the main reasons I seldom find myself doing traditional patterns. After enough appearances at retreats, the top was actually near completion and floated to the top of the pile. It's a nice size: about 60" x 60" The pattern is sometimes called '10,000 Pyramids', but this one is only about 500 pyramids--plenty for me!
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i think you were just meant to quilt! it is really fun looking at your pieces. i still love looking at mine here at the cottage--quite intricate really--the circles show up after staring at it. xxo, j
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