I played a little more with the improv pineapple blocks and then put them away for another day. I currently have 5 quilt tops to be quilted so spent some time getting my binding and backing together for those quilts so nothing too exciting to show there. My quilting machine is currently being serviced, but once I get it back quilting those tops will be top priority.
In the meantime, I decided to start on the next kit, a Civil War Legacy by Kaye England. My parents gave me the kit for my birthday; I am guessing it was in 2007. As the title indicates the blocks in this quilt all have “a natural tie-in to the War Between the States.” Kaye does a nice job of sharing a little history to go along with each block. Here is a picture of the quilt.
The first thing I like about this quilt is that it is a sampler so all the blocks are different and it has a lot of different fabrics so is once again a very scrappy quilt. This kit is like the first one I did where there are a lot of different fabrics included which you sort into lights, mediums and darks. Then you decide which fabrics to use in each block. I had a lot of fun deciding which fabrics to use for which block.
Although there are a couple blocks in this sampler quilt that I have done before most are new to me so that makes it fun too. Most of the blocks are 12″ finished, but some are 14″ finished. I like how Kaye added different setting elements between the blocks (flying geese, pinwheels, half square triangles, etc…) which add a lot more interest to the quilt than traditional sashing and cornerstones. Here is my first completed block, Ohio Cluster. I love the burlap look of the background fabric in this block.
The second block is called Montgomery. It looks like a signature block, but I chose to just use a square instead. I like the contrast of the large floral squares with the orange sunburst Carolina Lilies. Here’s the finished block.
I like having everything cut up and ready to sew. It makes it easy to sit down & finish a block quickly. I’ll post some more blocks as I get them done.
Sew long from the Quilter on Osage Hill!
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