Thursday, February 11, 2010

No Time to Write, But Here's Another Bad Quilt Picture


I'm super-busy working on a revision, so I don't have much time to write this week. But I did want to post a picture of what I've been working on when I'm not writing. These are 15" blocks from a book called Facts and Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slavery by Barbara Brackman. I decided last weekend to try making one block from the book, just to see if I could follow directions. I made the Charm block, which is the one on the lower lefthand corner. It didn't take any time at all, so I decided to try the block right above it. And after that ...

Well, you get the picture. So this weekend I hope to add sashing and a border and a back. I may even try to quilt it on my machine. Fun!

Okay, back to the mines. More soon, I hope.

6 comments:

Danielle said...

Love it! The patterns and colors are wonderful. I can't wait to see the finished product.

Tracy said...

I love the autumn colours and the blocks are amazing. We'll make a quilter out of you yet!

Pom Pom said...

Hi Frances!
You ARE becoming a pro quilter! Fun! You sound busy!

The dB family said...

Your quilts are beautiful!! I just made my first quilt top this week and wow was it fun! I'm now itching to make another one!

Blessings!
Deborah

Gumbo Lily said...

I'm so impressed! And it's not a bad picture either! Looking forward to the quilt all finished.

Jody

victoria said...

They look good on the wall as is, as art.