I take lots of quilting classes at Millstream Career Center, via the Community Education side. This is week 5 of 6 for the Gadabout class, a pattern by Eleanor Burns. And I FINALLY got my prep sewing done! It's not a difficult pattern, and the prep work is what takes the most time ... and as you can see, it's a fun block.
As I don't necessarily follow patterns exactly either. The pattern was written to use four fabrics, and the examples are really quite lovely. But June and I are trying to use the fabrics we've already acquired. So, I went for a dive! I had purchased these at Forever In Stitches, a local quilt shop, so they were already together. I didn't have enough to only use four fabrics, so I decided to change it up a little. I'm quite happy with the result ... and as I opted to make the twin size version, I only have 36 more blocks to make.
Interestingly enough, I'd like to make another one (or maybe two). One with a less subtle pinwheel, and one that sticks to four colors but lots of fabrics for a decidedly scrappy effect. Yes, I do smell another J&J Project in the works, too!
~ Happy Quilting ~
Julie
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