Showing posts with label RVQG Calendar BOM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RVQG Calendar BOM. Show all posts
Sunday, October 21, 2012
You Know it was Cheap...
These were sold side by side at the store, but you can see they are probably not both licenced by Maywood Studio! I am pretty sure, though, that they were both less than $5/yd. Rite Aid stopped carrying fabric shortly after I bought these - maybe this dodgy supplier was the reason! The fabric quality is ok, with no obvious flaws, so I am happy to have them.
I have been working out the yardage I will need to complete the RVQG BOM. I bought one yard of the stars, and only half a yard of the moons, and both have already been cut into for another project. The blocks will all finish at 12" square, and many are applique so I will need the whole square. But I have worked out that if I piece some of the backgrounds in quarters, there will be enough. And actually, that will probably be more interesting too!
In any case, I intend to do the whole thing from my stash. I have plenty of batiks that I've bought over the years "just because," so this is my chance to use them!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Pumpkin Block
As promised, here is my second block this month for the RVQG BOM:
I found this to be a pretty challenging block. The seam ripper was out more than once! But I am already glad that I started this project, because it is giving me a chance to tweak my skills in a low-risk environment.
I made a very slight modification to the pattern by adding an angle to the stem. I think it gives him a slightly rakish look! I was up last night making more extensive modifications to most of the other blocks, and I designed the setting and border as well!
This is all because my sewing light burned out over the weekend, and I am waiting for the replacement bulb to arrive. So all those new hand sewing projects I showed you last week are on hold! No worries, though, I have plenty of other stuff to do. ;)
I found this to be a pretty challenging block. The seam ripper was out more than once! But I am already glad that I started this project, because it is giving me a chance to tweak my skills in a low-risk environment.
I made a very slight modification to the pattern by adding an angle to the stem. I think it gives him a slightly rakish look! I was up last night making more extensive modifications to most of the other blocks, and I designed the setting and border as well!
This is all because my sewing light burned out over the weekend, and I am waiting for the replacement bulb to arrive. So all those new hand sewing projects I showed you last week are on hold! No worries, though, I have plenty of other stuff to do. ;)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Fall Leaves Block
Here's my version of the latest Block of the Month at my guild Rouge Valley. I did the whole thing today, so I am pretty pleased with myself. I made my own paper foundations again, and it went pretty quickly. It was a little challenging to put the four leaves together, especially at the point of the dark green fabrics, so it's not exactly perfect. But close enough!
This BOM is a two-year project with twelve blocks and a calendar theme. The first year has already gone, and you can see the first seven blocks here. The patterns are members-only, but they are not hard to figure out if you are so inclined.
I started thinking about doing this project over the summer while I was working on the RVQG website. To me, the challenge is to tie all the blocks together. I thought that might best be achieved by using a consistent background fabric for every block. I thought a dark background would look best, given the wide range of colours in the blocks, but I didn't want to use black. The "calendar" theme reminded me of the moon and the stars, and I remembered this night sky fabric in my stash. I bought it at the San Mateo Rite-Aid over ten years ago! They had great deals on fabric. But anyway, I am really happy with how it looks.
Tomorrow I intend to do the pumpkin. The foundation is already made and the fabric is cut, so hopefully it will go together quickly too. The long term plan is to do two blocks per month, the latest one and one from last year. By May I should be all caught up!
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