I made another weekend finish, Wonky Wildflowers. Have you ever seen anything soo dang cute!
I really enjoyed doing this. This pattern has many techniques in it that kept me interested. Embroidery of course, applique, both hand and machine, making the hexagons, and using the easy dresden to make all the wedges for the grass and the sun. The one thing I had never done was make the wonky log cabins. I saved them for last and as you can tell by this middle blue and pink one, my first attempt was a little not so wonky.
It’s more difficult than you think to make something not straight! I did let go and not be so uptight when it came to whacking off my edges and finally got the hang of it. But I did notice when I was finished that all my blocks tend to only wonk to one side:)
The only thing left to finish this up is the border. I spent all day Sunday hem hawing over which fabric to use. If you know me, that can be tedious. It has to be right or forget it. After all, I spent all that time and love making it. I’m not going to settle. I did really want to use something from my stash. I had one tiny scrap piece of fabric from the Favorites collection by Me And My Sister and it had to be that.
I had to order it. So I should be able to complete this adorable little wall hanging this week. Then of course the dreaded quilting..ugh! Let the whining begin:)
Can’t wait to show off the finished piece. That will be my motivation!
Next Wonky is…Wonky Winter.
The SewMod group is going to tackle this as a sew-in project hopefully in March. This will be exciting to see all the different versions from our talented group. I already have an idea for mine!
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February 20, 2012 at 7:08 am
JustPam
What a fun quilt. Your hand stitching is beautiful!
February 20, 2012 at 7:21 am
Jeanne
I love ALL of the wonky season patterns! Yours is turning out adorable!!!!!! I’m looking forward to the sewmods winter ones. Make sure you share everyones version with us! :-)
February 21, 2012 at 3:09 pm
VickiT
Oh my gosh! That is just adorable. I wonder how long it would take me to do something like that. I love it. My 1 week old Granddaughter needs a quilt but I keep seeing so many cute ones that I can’t make up my mind yet on one. Is this going to be a tutorial or pattern for sale by chance?
February 21, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Lorrie
Thanks Vicki
This quilt took me about 4 days to complete. It really is fun and addicting! It only measures about 23″ x 32″ so it finishes up quickly. The patterns can be found in our Etsy shop here.
February 24, 2012 at 4:09 pm
uniquebabyquilts
Love those wacky colors and off set patterns.
March 6, 2012 at 12:35 pm
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