Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Can't help myself



What started as an experiment has been resolved into a nearly four metre garland, using scraps from the above quilt top. These four blocks are part of an ongoing "secret" project i'm involved in with my 2 aunts, sister and cousin. The secret being we make a quilt top for each other without the recipient really knowing what's going on behind her back.... secret in a nice, unsneaky way. So while Aunty Sue thinks we're making a quilt top for Gina, we are in fact whipping up one for Aunty Sue..... They are very easy blocks to sew, no rules, inspired by the Quilts of Gee's Bend and a lot of fun to make. We all swap fabrics, add some vintage and some new new. And of course you end up with a huge pile of scraps...hence the garland project. And i'm not finished. I think i have a few more metres in me yet!

2 comments:

fi said...

oh Jane what a fabo idea! and think of all the scraps you have on hand at work...bliss!

Andi said...

Love the garland.
Love the blocks.
Lucky Aunty Sue!!!
Andi :-)