At last, I’ve finished the trip-a-long top. I know there’a a big difference between a finished top and a finished quilt but, still, it’s a finish of sorts. It’s quite a step towards low volume for me but not so pastel coloured as it looks in the photo above.
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| this shows the colours a bit better |
I’ve got quite bored of this quilt, I think because I took a break to catch up on bee blocks and lost momentum, so I really should be pressing on with basting and quilting to avert a possible UFO…
But, instead, I decided to try a little experiment…
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| charm squares |
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| press seams open |
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| measure 1″ from the points |
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| slice 1′ from points |
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| sew each strip back where it came from |
I think it creates quite an interesting shape but would work better with solids or near solids…
What do you think?
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
RAINBOW HARE 
LynCC
Whoa – that's cool. The second compression lines you did – are those slices 1″ again from the first ones straddling the corner joins?
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nerospost
Hi Janine! Great you finished the quilt top because it's so beautiful! Quiltin is a piece of cake – do it quickly to get it in use!
I love your idea for a new quilt block! I think it's beautiful with any kind of fabrics! Generally I like more prints – perhaps because then there are more colour tones. I'm wondering, do you need to have a quilt top finished and then you cut it slices or could we do that with blocks? I don't know if they match then. x Teje
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Carla
Your scrappy trip is lovely and yes it's a finish ; )
Very cool block you've done. I'd like to see more of it
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Allison
it looks to me as if the patchwork were underwater & we are viewing it through little ripples on the water's surface. very pretty experiment :)
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Deborah
Love the soft colors of this! I need to try this block!
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Deb@asimplelifequilts
Your muted Scrappy Trip is beautiful and I love your experiment with the charms! Very neat effect.
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Dee
What a beautiful finish! It's so soft and and lovely! I love it when quilters get all creative….the block is fun!
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CityHouseStudio
Lovely quilt top!
And I love your new block! I get bored when finishing projects too – and then have an idea that I just must try out! Glad to hear that someone else has a similar quirk!
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Pat Merkle
Very cool idea! Love it!
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Amanda
I think your experiment looks really neat, although I'd like to see it head on too.
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Emma
Gorgeous quilt top :)
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Archie the wonder dog
I love your scrappy quilt top and the results of your experiment!
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Rachel
That experiment of yours is pretty neat! I might have to give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
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