Continuing the NQC Quilt Block Challenge Quilt

Continuing from last week's post where I made a gaggle of flying geese to lengthen the NQC Quilt, this week is all about making the quilt wider.

The geese I made last week will be flying across the width of the quilt. But when I tried also laying out some geese flying up and down to widen the quilt it was clear that wasn't going to work. The geese going both side-to-side and up-and-down made it really hard to focus on any one element. It was as if the geese were trying to draw the eye both everywhere and nowhere at once.

Week 11 - NQC Quilt Block Challenge

In my last post about the NQC Challenge quilts I mentioned  that I'm planning something different with my grey/blue/yellow version of the quilt.

I love how the Christmas version, completed as per the challenge instructions, turned out. But for this one I want something large enough for at least a queen size bed.

Week 10: NQC Quilt Block Challenge

All nine (18) blocks have now been completed and its time to put these quilts together.

The Christmas quilt top has come together really quickly - 3 inch sashing between the blocks, join the blocks into rows and then join the rows into a completed quilt top. Easy Peasy!

Here's the quilt top done - the breeze came up and fluttered the top around just as I took the pic, but you get the idea. All that's left to do with this one is to choose a backing fabric and quilt it.

NQC Quilt Block Challenge - Christmas Quilt
Made by Me

I've got some plans for additional stuff with the grey/blue/yellow quilt. That one is taking a bit longer to complete and I'll be sharing progress on that one over the next few weeks,

Until next time

K

Block 9: NQC Quilt Block Challenge

It's finally here - the last week of blocks for this challenge!

Aside from a bit of whining mid-way through, I made it through all nine blocks without too much drama.

So here they are, all nine finished blocks.

I'm actually looking forward to the quilt top assembly.

Block 7	Block 8	Block 9
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Block 7	Block 8	Block 9
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Block 8: NQC Quilt Block Challenge

These blocks feel like they are getting easier and easier.

Week 8 blocks are done!

Block 7	Block 8
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Block 7	Block 8
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Only 1 block left!

Block 7: NQC Quilt Block Challenge

We're getting there! Week 7 is here, only 2 blocks left after this one.

Both versions of this week's block came together pretty easy - straight strips and half square triangles, easy peasy.

Block 7
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Block 7
Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Block 6: NQC Quilt Block Challenge

Week 6! Yay!

That means we're two thirds done.

Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Again this week it was the Christmas version of the block that was giving me trouble.

Despite accurate cutting, and then pinning before I sewed I ended up with one row that was so far out that I had no choice but to rip the stitching and re-do it. I think it must have had something to do with all the bias edges.

It started off only out by about 1-2mm (right edge in pic above) but somehow by the time I'd finished joining those rows the points and left edge were almost a full cm out of whack.

Thankfully after I ripped out the seam, re-pinned and re-sewed it came together much better.

Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3

Until next time

K