Sunday 11 December 2011

Orca Bay Part 4! Yipee Red!

Part 4 of Orca Bay is out and my favourite things are in it.  Red, strips & starch.

Unfortunately, life got in the way this weekend.  I have two customer quilts to quilt and I helped my daughter-in-law with some crafty things she wanted to do for my granddaughter's first birthday and also for Christmas.

Also, as you can see from the two blocks I did manage to sew, I have chosen to use 3/4" strips for this part.  I love the way these narrow strips allow bits of colour to pop out of the reds.  The suggestion of red is dominant and the snippets of other colours inject life into the block.

So this all means that it is going to take me twice as long as everyone else to get the blocks sewn.  See you later!


10 comments:

  1. wow, that's ambitious! Mine are varied in size, although I do love the little skinny ones a lot.

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  2. They are gorgeous! And I see you have stay-stitched them, that will take some extra time!

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  3. Your narrow strips sure make a great looking block. Have fun!

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  4. love the variety you have achieved. Going to be very stunning when it all comes together.

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  5. Your reds are terrific. Lots of variety.

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  6. I love the narrow strips! I can't get over how great these string blocks are

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  7. I can just see the colors of the sunset in your string blocks, beautiful.

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  8. I like the narrow strips but it does take a while.

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  9. Wow!! I like the thinner strips as well, but 1 inch is the smallest I go. Yours look fabulous!! I agree the add colors really back it sparkle!

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