Friday, July 19, 2013

BLOSSOM REEL AND HSTS

 
Haven't blogged in a while. No excuses, just haven't.  I've been teaching quilting and sewing classes locally.  The following quilt is the result of teaching at the local Jo-Ann store.  Started collecting the DS Quilt fabric lines at the store since with the team member discount, they are practically free.  Purchased 1/2 yard of 10 of the 11 prints in the latest Blossom Reel line when it first appeared in the store.

The store doesn't provide many quilting class options, so I am also teaching at local studios.  I wanted to start with a simple quilt so I chose Bonnie Hunter's Scrappy Trip Around the World pattern.  It's everywhere and everyone loves it!  It's all strip piecing, so we can concentrate on the basics like rotary cutting, 1/4 inch seams, pressing, matching seams, etc.  It's a great, easy teaching pattern.




I used the Blossom Reel fabric to design my class plan and to calculate yardage.  The 5 yards of fabric created a 62" by 73" quilt.  Used black gingham for the backing and the result is a really cute and happy quilt.

 


When my classes complete, I will post it for sale in my Etsy store.




About a week ago, I received these.
 



And three of these.  I almost said "No!", but there is something about small (half square triangles) hsts...  Have always been fascinated with quilts made of small pieces and this looked both vintage and modern.  The fabrics are from the 1990s and the muslin is a bit yellowed. 




I sketched out the block and figured out what went wrong.  Trimmed all of the hst blocks to 2 1/2" square.
 



 
Love it!  Does anyone out there know the name of this block?
 
 



Put it on the wall and look how modern it appears.  Maybe this block in all solids?





So many possibilities...  Will see how many big blocks I can get out of the stack of
little blocks.  Can't stop making them, so I'll post the results soon.

Have you ever worked on some else's old blocks and/or quilts?