Thursday, January 19, 2012

Swoon

Yep. I was bit by the Swoon bug.

I even joined the Swoon-along over on flickr.

But then I had doubts.

I couldn't decide on a color palette or fabrics.

I couldn't decide where this quilt was going to live.

And mostly, I wasn't sure where I was going to find the time to make a gazillion half-square triangles and flying geese.

I was on the verge of giving up when I realized - hey, I can make just one block! The blocks are enormous (24.5" square) and one will make a lovely wall hanging.



Whew! It was so liberating to let myself off the hook for the whole quilt. And I really enjoyed making this one block using some of my very favorite fabrics. You see that sewing machine in the center block? Love it!


And I love this lady peeking out in her coral dress - so fashionable!


So glad I listened to my gut and went with one block instead of a whole quilt. Someday, I'll probably tackle the larger project but for now, this is perfect. I'm going to look for other ways to simplify and/or minimize larger projects that keep getting put on the back burner.


4 comments:

  1. Glad it's not just me! I keep visiting and re-visiting this block design and can't quite get it. There's something I just don't like about it, but there tons I actually love about it. Still haven't yet figured out how to "fix it."

    However, the single blocks are all lovely, like yours!

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  2. Have you see Emedoodle's one Swoon block quilt- yours would look stunning like that.

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  3. LOVE the fussy cut star center - it's perfect! I hope you have room on a wall in your sewing space to hang it up. It's just adorable.

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  4. I love the fabric w/ the sewing machine. Can I ask what manufacturer and the name of it?? Thx.
    Lroghair (at) aol (dot) com

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