Sky Scrapers

I know I said siesta.  It's coming, just not quite yet.

We arrived home on Saturday evening.  After a quick dinner, and because my bag was missing and I couldn't start the laundry (too bad, huh?), I made my April Virtual Quilting Bee Block.

Amanda Jean sent us red and white solids and as soon as I saw them, I knew what I wanted to do.  I used the same basic strip piecing that I did in the pillow.  I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I like the wonky squares and am planning on doing something like this on a larger scale.  I need to remember that it really takes a lot of fabric, though.  I had a small panic moment when the square was just shy of 12.5" in one direction because I didn't have much white fabric left.   A quick survey of the scraps and a few ripped seams later, I was in business.

I thought it looked like a wonky window pane, but when I showed the finished square to Fatty, he said it looked like sky scrapers.  I took another look and now, sky scrapers it is.  I think it will play nicely with the other blocks that have been finished.

My bag arrived yesterday.  Off to finish the laundry.  Have a great Monday.

Comments

[Sarah Jackson]

It does look like skyscrapers - it's very cute. Glad you're home safely!

[Tracy]

Your taste in quilting is really appealing to me, I love wonky contemporary piecing like this, and mostly all of the other ones you've done recently. It's really inspiring me to start a new quilt. After I actually quilt the unfinished one!

[Rebecca]

Yes, very urban chic!!
So, my "baby" is off to kindergarten in the fall, and she's sworn off Princesses....do you know of a good backpack pattern? She wants something different, and I want functional. Thanks!

[beki]

Ooo, it's great! I've been itching to start on my quilt, but I can't quite get into it. I'm always amazed at how everyone can just whip up a square. For some reason, in my mind I feel like it's going to take me forever.

[Amy]

It really does resemble skyscrapers! Very nice! This would be very fun if each block was a different color against white...blue/white, green/white..etc...

[miss chris]

Very cool. Wonky squares like this always have so much energy. I think it's perfect. And more like skyscrapers, definitely. ;)

[christine]

who has time for a siesta when there is so much sewing left to be done? what a great block! and it does look like skyscrapers.

[katie]

love this one!

[amandajean]

it's wonderful, erin! I had my husband name my last completed quilt top.....it's nice to have the husband join in the fun, isn't it?

(and sorry I didn't send more fabric!)

[Sonya]

Gorgeous! I have been loving red and white lately. Happy siesta-ing!

[Rachel]

that Fatty is pretty clever! They do look like skyscrapers!

[Knitsational]

I can definately see sky scrapers.

[Betty]

I love this wonkiness. The other pillow you did using the same technique is killer as well.

[Anina]

Oh, it's so pretty! And you're right, I think these will play together very nicely.

[Wendy]

That looks really neat! I would love to learn how to quilt one day.

[Liz]

Very cool. I really love all the wonkyness that is out there right now. It looks great in red and white.

[Ula]

Oh my gosh, I absolutely love the "wonky" squares! Very hip.

[leslie]

i love the sky scrapers. fatty was right on.
how lucky to have less laundry. if even for a day!!