Bonnie Hunter's Leader-Ender Challenge this year is the hourglass block. I chose to make my own version of a quilt inspired by a quilt from the 1800's made by Clarissa White Alford. You can see the original quilt here and learn more about it here.
However, when it comes time to sew the block together, it's a concentrated effort. There are a lot of thick seams to match, and lots of points that I don't want to lose in the seams. I sure do love that blue/teal fabric that has sewing machines on it. I don't have much of it left and will sprinkle the remaining scraps in some of the future blocks.
Here are the first two blocks side by side. I like the ways in which they are the same and yet they are different.
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| Clarissa block #1 and #2 |
13 comments:
I love your colour scheme !
Oh I love these so much!! The colours are just amazing!!
The colours are lovely. Oh so many seams
Love the colors and oh my, so many tiny pieces!
lots of seams! lovely quilt, I like those colors
I love your hourglasses, and those Clarissa blocks are spectacular!
So far I'm just letting my hourglasses pile up, without making a decision about their eventual use, but following your lead is very tempting!
Love the brown and teal combo...are you keeping this combo throughout the quilt/other blocks or will the rest be a different colour combo?
What great blocks! I love your leader/ender challenge. The sewing machine fabric is pretty wonderful :0)
Your blocks look great!
I just finished a child's hourglass quilt for charity. It was the first hourglass I've made. I have to give it to you - I don't think I could have managed it if I were doing the blocks like you have. It is beautiful, just beyond my current skill level.
This is a very good way to handle this challenge, Kathy! And your colours are lovely. It's going to be wonderful!
These blocks are amazing!! I can believe all of those tiny seams!! I love blue and brown together, and your fabrics are beautiful!
What size of blocks are they?
Susie
Gorgeous blocks!
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