The first block has been completed in my City Slicker quilt. It is being made from a jelly roll, various fat quarters, and some white cotton. The finished block will be 14x10".
My original intention had been to use the blues to make a Jelly Roll quilt. Every so often I take a notion of a random design, and each and every time I realise, I'm not a random person. Order and pattern, geometry and precision are the things that delight me. It was rather a labour unpicking metres and metres of sewing, but this quilt is going to be so much more to my tastes - geometric blues, whites and a pop of yellow. The pieces have finishes sizes of 2", 4", 6" and 12" - so ordered!
Not being a person who buys patterns when they can see how to make it, I'm just making it the way I want to do it. The original has the block centred around the small square. I decided against it, and started with the four patch of blues.
My aim is to complete the top of the quilt by the end of the month. I want the quilt to be in the region of 90" by 86". This is roughly 9 blocks by 6 and a smidge. To complete the top by the end of the month I'll need to be making one and three quarters blocks per day. Perhaps two might be an easier number to manage.
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