I’ve been working on assembling the Pumpkin Spice quilt. This was a sew-along hosted by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings. The sew-along was a quick one, lasting eight weeks this summer. Every week, we had an assignment to make a certain number of blocks that we would later assemble into the whole quilt top. You can purchase the pattern on the Primitive Gatherings website.
For some reason, I had the idea that this quilt was set on the diagonal. Who knows why? It obviously is set in rows, which is always easier in my opinion. Now, you do have to have your wits about you when sewing the rows together, as it is easy to get those black and cream triangle blocks turned the wrong way.
Never fear, the finishing diagram is very clear, and while I referred to it constantly, the rows are coming together great. Please tell me if you see a block turned the wrong way, though!
You can see the entire quilt is very large and won’t fit on my 72″ square design wall. I will have to assemble this one in sections. I hope to get it together this week.
This was supposed to be a laid-back week with no commitments, full of loads of time to sew and read, bake things, and generally goof off. Then, wouldn’t you know, I got a call from the doctor’s office, and an appointment I thought I’d be waiting another month for has opened up. So I’m off to the Bay Area again.
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
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Absolutely, I thought it was set diagonally also. That’s a neat trick to have the look of on point blocks with the ease of a regular set. It is looking really great.
Thanks Vickie!
I love that quilt!
Thanks so much Donna!
Darling quilt! Travel safely!
Thanks Nancy, I’m home safe now. Tired and and it’s hot here at home, which makes me cranky. lol
But it looks like it is set diagonally! Lisa tricked us all! It is going to be beautiful when it’s done and will have gorgeous quilting possibilities, too. All of your blocks look like they are positioned correctly, so great job on that as well. Drive safely and hit up a quilt store on your travels!!
Would you believe there aren’t any quilt shops in the Bay Area between Palo Alto and my house? Too high end I guess. No body can afford the rent!
Very tricky! And so much easier! Your quilt is going to be beautiful! Have a safe drive today.
I got home safely, but there sure were a ton of big semis on the roads. Commerce at work I suppose.
Very tricky! And I bet those cream and black triangle blocks are pretty tiny.
They weren’t too bad in terms of size, but getting them all put together and aimed the right way was tricky.
Wonderful quilt and it is a nice surprise it isn’t a diagonal setting. I agree that diagonal settings are an extra bother.
I never assemble my quilts in rows and haven’t for years since I read Mary Ellen Hopkins’ method of sewing pairs, then pairs into groups of 4 (two over two), and so forth. This eventually leaves you just one seam to sew across the whole quilt, either vertical or horizontal. Mary Ellen called the block pairs “next door neighbors”, the groups of four blocks “across the street neighbors”, and as the block groups get larger, “neighborhoods, villages, towns, etc”.
Safe journey to the Bay Area and home again!
Hugs!
I do remember the Mary Ellen Hopkins method! I need touse it more often!
Your quilt is coming along nicely! Like the diagonal look without the trouble of putting it together on the diagonal!