Last week's post included progress photos with half of the different color sets of "Terry" blocks going up on my design wall. After adding the rest of the colors, I let all the blocks hang out together up there for a few days. Every once in a while, I would stand back and look at them, then move a few blocks around. I took some photos in grey scale to make sure nothing jumped out as being in the wrong place (like that too dark block just right of center and six rows up from the bottom.)
My final layout ended up with 27 rows of 20 blocks each, which should produce a quilt measuring 60" wide by 81" long.
Yesterday I was finally ready to start joining blocks. I managed to get the lower right quarter sewn together.
I began making these scrappy little 3" blocks early last year, inspired by Terry Rowland's amazing improv colorwash quilts, which are featured in her series of three YouTube videos. Terry doesn't have a blog or website, but she is active on Facebook and Instagram.
Be sure to check out all of the wonderful scrappy projects at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge every Saturday and Oh Scrap! over at Quilting is more fun than Housework on Sunday.
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
This is going to be so fantastic! I watched Terry's colorwash videos & it's an intriguing concept. Yours is turning out so lovely.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic quadrant! I've enjoyed watching you make the blocks and share the layout. --TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteGetting a color fade just right is hard work. You've made a good start. So bright and pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love how well you put together colors. This is not the first quilt that I've admired that talent. Beautiful quilt so far. Besides the green, I'm looking forward to how you manipulate orange in it too.
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