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Monday, February 06, 2012

Design Wall Monday - 2/6/12


Having worked on sew many little pieces recently for Bonnie's Orca Bay and my little hexies, I longed for some no brainer "big" piecing when I finally finished the purple project yesterday. As I scanned the UFOs and WIPs in my studio I decided to work on my "floribunda" quilt. I have a basket of parts that are partially pre-cut as this was meant to be a leader ender type project so it was easy to jump right in.

I made enough progress to feel good about it and it may go back to leader-ender or I may just push through to see how many blocks I can get from my cut pieces. I am doing 2 blocks from each tone-on-tone black and they all have the same brown/orange Aussie print. Bonnie used 48 blocks for her version of the antique quilt. I have 18 blocks done so far and I forgot to count how many other blacks are already trimmed to size. I would guess I am 3/4 of the way there so I may need to get some more blacks :)

I also need a better name for this quilt and I'm open to suggestions. I googled for some kangaroo references but nothing intrigued me...

7 comments:

  1. I love black with any color, and this is so rich looking. Love it!
    As far as a name goes, I'm not much help. How about Outback Midnight? Like I said--I'm not much help. : )

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  2. I love it - stunning! It glows! How about "Aussie Evening" ?

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  3. This is *really* fun!! What about "Walkabout"? :)

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  4. I love the blocks.
    That is actually a very nice aboriginal print.

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  5. Nice blocks! Isn't it great to do mindless sewing once in awhile!?

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  6. What neat fabrics and I always love that pattern! I'm thinking something with a sunset and kangaroos or desert....thanks for taking part in my party!
    Quilting by the River

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  7. Hi Sarah, Your fabrics for this quilt are very vibrant and just right for the Aussie outback. Being an Aussie I travelled to the outback many years ago and sunsets are just this colour. I live in the country in a little village outside a large country town and we have wild kangaroos in our yard. Last year we watched a little joey (baby) start off in its mother's pouch and grow to be as big as Mum. Cheers, Karen.

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