After the hustle and bustle of preparation for the craft fair, I'm finally back to my regular sewing routine. And, it feels good.
I spent quite some time over the last couple of evenings working on these churn dash blocks. They are not "my usual" colors, and that might be the reason why I find them so refreshingly different. I love how these darker colors accentuate the bold, graphic look of the churn dash block.
I'm planning on using a 2" sashing in the same off white color to join the blocks, and I really need to start thinking about the back - not my favorite part at all. Any suggestions?
I also made this pouch for myself. I needed a new one for my credit
cards and money as the one I was using was about 2 years old and quite
ugly looking by now.
After seeing this wonderful pillow on Flickr I decided to give these Tallahassee blocks a try. Mine are tiny, only about 4" each and I paper pieced them using the free pattern found here.
I used some of my very favorite fabric by October Afternoon for the flowers and went with this dark linen look alike for the main part of the pouch. I then did some simple hand stitching to outline the blocks and added a yellow zipper and red ribbon for some pop of color.
And, to give credit where credit is due, my pouch was also inspired by this lovely pouch Chase made a while ago. Don't you just love the amazing amount of talent and inspiration all over the blogland?
Linking up to Lee's WIP Wednesday.
Linking up to Lee's WIP Wednesday.
i'm going to copy you! i love that little pouch!
ReplyDeleteLove the color scheme in your churn dash quilt!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt looks great! I love the stark colors with the white background. It is perfect for a man. Good luck with the backing dilemma. I am having the same issue with my log cabin. Picking is hard! Do you have any DS Quilts from the clearance sale that would go with this?
ReplyDeleteCute wee pouch! Alas, I such at quilt backs and generally go for a solid option...
ReplyDeleteLove the pouch. And the quilt is awesome too.
ReplyDeleteThe churn dash blocks look fantastic, and I was just about to say "those don't look like your usual colours". haha Great, none the less.
ReplyDeleteThe little pouch is fantastic. Does it have slots inside to hold your cards, or is the pouch actually card size?
Beautiful quilt blocks!! Love the cute pouch! ;) xo Heather
ReplyDeleteI love the colours of your churn dash!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful project! I do love that pouch!!
ReplyDeleteLove the churn dash! I love traditional blocks with modern vibe fabrics....I think I need to make one! How about doing the back in the same solid white and a strip of squares- a mix of your print fabrics- the same size as the center square of the churn dashes?
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the pouch! too cute!
ReplyDeleteGreat as usually!
ReplyDeleteLove your pouch! The linen look fabric is fantastic.
ReplyDeletei recognize the fabrics in your churn dash quilt as Denyse Schmidt Chicopee. I just made a quilt with those fabrics. they are not my usual colors either and I had such a hard time working with them! I finally got it together though and made a totally improv quilt. will post it soon. for the back I used a solid green fabric that coordinated well, but my quilt doesn't have any white on it. Curious to see what you decide.
I adore the fabrics in your churn dash. It's going to be a great quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love the color palette you used for the churn dash! And that little pouch is adorable!
ReplyDeleteBoth of these projects are just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteesp. love the churn dash!
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