Sunday, September 9, 2007

4-Patch Stacked Posies

Today was a bit of a quilt retreat. It was not a retreat where you pack up your stuff and head to a common location as a group of other quilters. In this retreat, a good Internet quilting friend and I decided today was the day we would reward ourselves for sticking to our deadlines and accomplishing our goals. We decided that that after working hard for others we deserved and would take a day to have some fun for ourselves.

We have been looking at a particular pattern on the Internet for some time now--vowing to someday make that quilt for ourselves. Today was that day! Today Linda J and I got out our fabrics and started on our 4-Patch Stacked Posies quilts.

I actually started cutting out my squares last night. I know that with the time difference, LindaJ would have a head start on me in the morning. In hindsight it was a good strategy to get started the evening before as I had to interrupt my quilting in the afternoon to run a few errands and then make supper for my family.


These are my finished 4-patch blocks. I made 24 blocks in all. My fabric was a 13 1/4" repeat and I cut my squares 3 1/4" square. My 4-patches are just laying on top of the sashing fabric I intend to use.

This picture is dark, but you can see the fabric yardage I started with on the left. The green fabric at the bottom of the picture is a fabric that I intend to use as cornerstones and an inner border.

Today was fun! I know I will be making many more 4-Patch Stacked Posie quilts in the future!

17 comments:

  1. I love it!! What a fun day for both of us. Gorgeous fabric.

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  2. that is really nice Norma!!
    I can hardly waite to see it in real life.
    Mom

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  3. I just commented on Linda's site what a cute pattern that is. I'm not a huge floral fan but I really like the fabric you're using and these quilts just look great!

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  4. Looking forward to seeing it finished, it looks good.
    Your customers pieces look great too.

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  5. It's like magic how the fabric can change. I'm going to have to try a method like this real soon . . . to much fun not to *s*

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  6. Oh - LOVE those blocks!! I think this is a pattern that has to go on my 'want to make' list. I just need to find a larger scale print I like on sale :)

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  7. love that fabric! your blocks are gorgeous

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  8. love how this turned out Norma-maybe I can use up some of the huge amount of my floral stash I no longer know quite what to do with! love the colors of course

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  9. Wow, you made great progress - I always wonder what to do with LARGE prints - this looks like fun!

    Cheers!

    Evelyn

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  10. This is on my to do list now too! I love the effect, especially how new flowers were formed in the center.

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  11. Wow, that fabric really made for some neato blocks!! Cool!

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  12. Such a nice pattern, and I just love purrrple!

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  13. Hi Norma, what a pretty quilt that is going to be, and what fun that you and Linda are both doing one!!!
    I think those are some of the most fun projects *VBS*
    I'm not a big fan of florals, but you have really got a pretty one there, and the blocks are so interesting.
    Your fog pics are great! Love the Color Catcher quilt...LOL, mine CC's are being used for string piecing..it'll be awhile before i have enough for even a small quilt. Keep up the great job! Hugs, Finn

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  14. I really like these stacked four patches - all the magic of kaleidoscopes/stack and whack without having to faff about with 60 degree angles - using a big but varied print like yours comes up with some very interesting results

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  15. This seems to be growing to be as big a thing as stack and whack. Much simpler to make however. Your fabric worked perfectly - what a nice variety of blocks!

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  16. Love your quilt. That frame around each block really sets them off. Guess I'll just have to make another and try that. Really fun to make, aren't they?

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