Something really different

July 1, 2020

I was so hoping the Monday mystery solo robin would encourage people to try something new. That people would take the ideas and really play with them. When I started explaining it to people I realised the starting piece didn’t need to be square or even rectangular, but was anyone brave enough to try it. Well, Rachel who made the other quilt I shared has started her second, and this one isn’t any friend of square.

This is after 5 weeks I think. There are the stars around the fussy cut starting block. The traditional, folded and modern making up the next ring. Finally we have the squares. The next part will be the curved piecing.

As you can see you really can start with differnt shaped blocks. It does make for some interesting design options as you go along. If it does get too much at some point you can always make the piece square then carry on. Having seen this I am even more tempted to start my next one with a hexagon. I feel there are so many things I could do from there and it should be easy to make into a rectangle when needed. Having discussed this we think more sides requires a slightly more lenient view of the sides descriptions. Having 2 sides I think rather than just 2 opposite sides it is fair to do 4, and the same with adjacent ones. Not quite sure how that will work with 6 sides, but I guess I will figure it out as I go along.

If you haven’t started please do feel free to jump in at any point. You don’t need to start at the beginning, the parts are random so any order starting anywhere will be fine. This is supposed to be a fun challenge Do a bit when you can, dip in and out as the mood takes you. It really doesn’t matter if you miss some or indeed go back and pick extras if you have a really productive week. This is just an excuse to learn new things and explore new ideas. Really just thinking about the options or drawing the designs will be useful. It gets you thinking about new design ideas and how to make them. If you do take part and would like to share some photographs we would really love to see what else is being made. No two of these quilts will even be similar, and it is such fun to watch them evolve.