Monday, August 31, 2020

The First Cut

 

I worked up the courage to make the first cuts on the Disappearing Nine Patch blocks. 



It helped to have a nice sharp new blade in my cutter. I need to remember to change it more often.




I am happy to say all the cutting math came back to me. Dad and I made plenty of these little quilts but that was a long time ago. We used to work as a team and I sure could have used his help and......




...his eye for color placement. We used to put all the blocks up on his design wall and play with the layout until we got something we liked. I've got no space and no color sense so this is going to be interesting. 









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10 comments:

  1. BetsyAugust 31, 2020 at 1:31 AM

    How did you do that? Quilting cuts always amaze me. So gorgeous.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. AnonymousAugust 31, 2020 at 2:48 AM

    Looks beautiful already! Liana

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  3. VeraAugust 31, 2020 at 7:22 AM

    I bet it turns out lovely. You have some mighty pretty and colorful fabric pieces there.

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  4. Delighted HandsAugust 31, 2020 at 9:05 AM

    yay! You're going to do fine! I say that about my blade every time I change it--why didn't I do that sooner! lol Can't wait to see what you do with this quilt!

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  5. lizaellenAugust 31, 2020 at 9:29 AM

    I do love your fabric choices! Having a sense of color placement is a true gift but I do think you look like you have a definite eye for it!
    I ordered fabric from Etsy yesterday - after much searching decided to order it from one shop. Everything was cancelled except for one fat quarter cut. It's been processed and sent so now I have a very expensive (postage would have been much less for more cuts) small piece of fabric. Just a little disappointed to say the least. :(

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  6. Ellen D.August 31, 2020 at 10:44 AM

    I never knew that people did that! I thought they somehow sewed all those different tiny shapes together. How great that is going to look! Cool!

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  7. Tired Teacher 2August 31, 2020 at 12:13 PM

    I need to change my rotary cutter blade and the needle on my sewing machine more often.

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  8. WanderingcatstudioAugust 31, 2020 at 1:42 PM

    Don't stress too much about getting the perfect layout. Scrappy disappearing nine patches are always beautiful chaos. Just let it do what it's going to do.

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  9. kathy bAugust 31, 2020 at 8:10 PM

    Scrappy are the BEST!!!!!

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  10. Far Side of FiftyAugust 31, 2020 at 10:52 PM

    Wow that is looking good already! :)

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