Arcadia Avenue blocks are done! I'm so shocked to be done this quickly. I think I came up with a process that worked for me. Each block is made up of 12 paper pieced wedges. I would work on 3 wedges at a time. It only took for sessions to complete one block. I would spend a day or two sewing the wedges together to make the actual block. The blocks are grouped randomly in this photo. I still have to decide what color to make the background. Actually, the background is made of 2 different fabrics that are very close in color.
These are the last 2 blocks I made.
Find Your Way
Target Practice
I plan on finding my 2 background fabrics. I'll have to cut 60 degree triangles which seem to square up the hexagons. I have a few other projects to work on for now but I feel lost without my paper piecing! I've started knitting a new shawl. I'll share it with you next post!
Just. Wow! How wonderful they look all together!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I love just looking at these blocks! I still can't believe I made them all!
DeleteAs commented before...I love those blocks. What background are you going to use, I wonder. Are you going to FMQ those triangles in between? This is truly an exciting quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karin! I'm leaning towards a dark background but I'm not completely sure yet. I think this will quilt will have lots of places for FMQ! I will definitely FMQ the triangles and custom each block. I'm sure it will take a while!!
DeleteSo good to see all your blocks on the wall - well done they look wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I'm so excited about finishing them all!
Deletelove these gorgeous blocks. they will look awesome in a quilt.
ReplyDeletecant wait to see
Thank you for the nice words! Hope I put it together nicely! I'm starting to look for background fabric. I'll post pictures once I make some progress!
DeleteCongratulations! They are beautiful. Seems just like yesterday when
ReplyDeletewe were talking about these blocks at MQX!
Thanks, Gwen! I can't believe I'm done making them! Went a lot faster than I thought. Now, it's time to put them together!!
DeleteGosh, you did get through these pretty quickly! They look great, I especially love the Target practise block!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Raewyn! Target Practice was the hardest block to put together! It did come out good! I'm hoping to by the background fabric this week!
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