I haven't had time to comment for a few days so I will just say how much I enjoy this forum and seeing all the lovely, different and exciting blocks and lay-outs you are playing with! The Tree quilt is stunning. Thank you to everybody for sharing; it is a real eye-opener to me how much is going on here
I have been making blocks a couple or so each day but I have better 'fess up that I'm not going to make the log-cabin blocks and the lay-out of this quilt has taken on a life of its own. The reason for not doing the log-cabin blocks is that I felt I would make better use of this past week trying to consolidate the learning from the previous weeks before tackling something new. So I have been using up more and more of the fat quarters I started out with putting them in a pile so they are in an order where they form a ring if that makes sense. I use less and less solids and have now managed to completely eradicate the first 2 fabrics. I have also ventured into some different blocks using the experience from the ones in the classroom. I have done a trial layout of the ones I had made up to yesterday and it looks a bit like those watercolour(?) quilts you see now and then at exhibitions. I will put sashing between the blocks because they are not all exactly the same size but getting better and better at that too. DH thinks I should put them together without sashing but not sure I am brave enough to try. I need to buy fabric for that though so will spend some time next week looking for that. I think I will go for a darkish grey but not sure yet.
Here's what it looked like Friday after the dining table acquired an ironing board extension. Sorry about the photo – not good but I was standing on the table to take it.
I am really having fun with this so will just continue until I am out of fabric and then put it together. That will probably be long after the classroom closes although I see some more videos have been added.
Now I'd better go and cook breakfast so I can get a few more blocks made today.
Marianne