Monday, 24 July 2023

Repeating myself

 Here I am, still short of time but plugging away when I can.

I have spent a while trying to figure out how to extend the chunk I finished last time.  Is this the middle of something?  The bottom?  The top? I have been moving and shuffling and quite a lot of just sitting and staring.  It is still the case that I like some permutations of these blocks a lot and others not at all.  This makes things simpler in some ways, but I also don't have enough fabric to make more than one or two extra now, so I need to be very sure of my decisions before I sew things together.  
After a lot of general fiddling, I decided I would extend the central line of crosses and make another piece very similar to the first chunk.  
That sounds easy, but there were many, many versions before I found one I was entirely happy with.  In particular I was trying to watch the placement of the dark blue and dark red fabrics and, more generally, to keep an eye on the spread of light and dark across the whole thing.  

This is what the two finished chunks look like together.  I'm pretty happy with this, but its not there yet as it is a good-ish length (maybe 55-60") but skinny.  Time to go wide.

9 comments:

Kathy said...

This is one of the most interesting pieces you have done! It's looking so very good--and I am a "bright, colorful" lover! This one is calming and yet so full of life! Love it!

Quiltdivajulie said...

All that pondering and tinkering is paying off -- this is going to be amazing!

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

It looks like you have a nice horizontal line of crosses going, too. I really like how they are tying the sections together.

Robin said...

What you come up with always delights and amazes me.

Mystic Quilter said...

You do come up with the most amazing designs Kaja. I love your addition of the crosses more and more each time you show us the latest and I think a little wider would be a good balance.

Janie said...

Very nice! I like how the stripe strips got thinner and the blocks of improv crosses look great. Good progress Kaja.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

A very intriguing piece Kaja. I love the blue tone-on-tone floral! So interesting watching how your improv progresses.

Ann said...

This may be challenging for you but I enjoy watching your progress and it seems so easy (from the photos.) Wha5 a beauty this will be.

Bluestocking said...

You have an excellent eye. I look forward to seeing your progress!