24 June 2011

. . . piece by piece . . .

. . . you never "find" time . . .
. . . you have to make time . . .
. . . this week i made some time . . .
. . . to work on a project i started
back in october . . .



. . . pairing these geese {for dummies}
with various size squares
of tone on tone white polka dots . . .

. . . see how that works? . . .
. . . seventeen individual pieces of fabric . . .
. . . in a seven inch finished block . . .
. . . i made fifty of those . . .
{which equals eight hundred fifty little pieces}

. . . then alternate those
with forty-nine squares of bliss prints . . .
{totaling eight hundred ninety-nine pieces.
you can only think about the numbers after it's put together ~
otherwise it would drive you crazy!}
. . . which required a lot of planning . . .
. . . it reminded me of those puzzles
where you have to slide the pieces
inside the little frame
around to get them
all in chronological order . . .
. . . yep ~ it was kind of like that . . .


. . . all together it reminds me
of a mosaic tile floor . . .
. . . only cuter . . .
. . . still to come: borders, backing,
quilting, binding, sleeves {and a name} . . .
. . . but ~ it all takes time . . .

{pattern: vanilla cakes by joanna figueroa}


9 comments:

vicki said...

LOVE IT!

Karen said...

Oh my! It's beautiful! I'm impressed with your mathematical skills too! That's a lot of cutting and piecing...

Kristi said...

It's a piece of art! It's so fun to do piece quilting. I can't wait to see how you put it together.

Mom2BJM(Amy) said...

It's beautiful, but it makes my head hurt trying to think about figuring it all out!

Shellene said...

ouch...this makes my neck, back, arm, and brain hurt just looking at it. i wouldn't even be able to put the first squares together because i'm sure my corners wouldn't match up. i'm too impatient to be as meticulous in making sure every tiny seam be the exact measurement to make something like this happen.

as always....a-may-Zing!

chris+amber said...

You are an amazing figurer-outer. Yes, thats a totally made-up word. I just like to follow someone else's directions or copying their ideas. This quilt is one of my favorites! The colors are yummy.

Peg and Parker said...

Cutest ever! You amaze me.

Michelle said...

I just love this. You must have to lay it out as you go to get your colors even right? Looks like a lot of work but I have quilt envy for sure.

Suzie Riggs said...

Oh Steph. What CAN'T you do!?? You are incredible! That is the most beautiful quilt EVER. The colors are amazing! Miss seeing you.