UnRuly Love
Tonya, of Lazy Gal Quilting and author of the wonderful Word Play Quilts book recently asked for contributions for a new quilt she has planned.
UnRuly letters L-O-V-E , X-O-X's hugs and kisses and Hearts. A beautiful colour scheme of white, cream, all sorts of brown with hints of turquoise, red, pink and black. For more info go to this post.
I haven't pieced the letters because Tonya is planning to mix them all up. They've got quite chunky edges that can be trimmed to fit where they end up.
I made a wonky heart and couldn't resist resting it in an "L" .
And here's my very wonky and very UnRuly kisses.
Meanwhile on my design wall....
In an attempt to organise my way too many UFO's I pulled out this old top, made back in the days when I didn't even know what a blog was. I've had this quilt top out to quilt a few times but then I get distracted and it ends up back in the cupboard...
So last week I got it out again...
and I decided it needed to be a bit bigger...
So I pieced lots of 3 inch squares for the borders.
But I still wasn't happy with the overall look of the quilt...
There was a dark burgundy border around the center blocks and I decided it just didn't look right so I've unpicked that.
Then I swapped some of the borders around so the fabrics worked better which entailed more unpicking...
You might be wondering about the 9patch border, There's no rhyme or reason to the order of the blocks. I felt that it needed the irregular placement to add interest. That's one part of the quilt I like so it's safe from the unpicker... for now.
Let's hope I sew it all back together before I get distracted again...
24 Comments
Wow! You have some amazing fabrics in your UFO- the kitty sitting on the chair, the Amish (?) buggy! Do finish it, it will be beautiful! And your LOVE and kisses blocks are great!
ReplyDeleteI love the heart nestled against the L and the fuss cutting in the center of the blocks. Such fun!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow, Rachael! This quilt is gorgeous! Only you could get a civil war 'look' and yet you still used your modern fabrics! Amazing in every way! I love this! Oh, and your Unruly Love is awesome! Tonya's gonna go nuts!
ReplyDeleteRachael, Those letters look fabulous! I love the warmth in those colors you have used.
ReplyDeleteAmish buggy, Now that's something I had not seen on a fabric. That nine patch border is perfect! Keep going.. Don;t stop.
LOVE the L block! How fun that your bit of love will be in a book! I can't wait to see it! Your UFO is looking great. The irregular 9 patch border is brilliant. True Rachael Daisy Style!
ReplyDeleteyour love letters are very elegant.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is looking good. Lots of work and you should enjoy the results. Even if you need to do some reverse stitching.
Your letters are great! I really like the little heart too.
ReplyDeleteYou are brave to unpick all that fabric, mine would still be in the closet....keep going it is going to be a really nice quilt.
Lovely sweet love. thank you. that L surrounding the heart is a really nice touch. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your UnRuly letters Rachael!!! They are amazing and oh so cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteI also love all the little fussy cut centers of your UFO quilt. I could just snuggle up on the couch with it and look at all the different blocks =D
Love your "love" blocks! And your UFO is awfully sweet & you must still love it to devote so much un-picking time to it. I don't dare dig deeply in my cupboards!
ReplyDeleteLove those LOVE letters and kisses, they're so sweet!
ReplyDeleteLove those letters!
ReplyDeleteWow!So many things going on in your sewing room. The letters are fun and will be a delightful addition to that quilt.
ReplyDeleteAs for your UFO....holy cow! I think I would have stuffed it further into a dark corner rather than unpick all those parts. But I know your end result will be well worth the efforts and all the time.
Your quilt is GORGEOUS! I love the order with the randomness, and the calm color palate. It's takes quite a talent like yours to achieve something so interesting with so few colors. Love your letters too! You always inspire me!
ReplyDeleteLove the special twist you put on everything.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Nifty said!! I love your UFO you're working on. Keep going - it is gorgeous and worth all the work you're putting into it.
ReplyDeleteAlso, your LOVE blocks for Tonya are super! She will love them, for sure. And thanks for the reminder - I'm supposed to be doing that too! Yeesh, can't forget!
Your letter blocks are gorgeous, i made some letters the other day - they were a lot of fun! Cant believe youve had that quilt in the cupboard for so long!!! its gorgeous - love where your going with it!!
ReplyDeleteYour letters look great. Lovely collection of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteYour UFO is very interesting. Will have to wait to see what you end up doing with it. Good luck.
what nice blocks for tonya! they look great.
ReplyDeleteyour UFO looks great and the close ups are wonderful. sew it quick, I've been know to take things off the wall only to regret it bitterly, lol.
Hahaha, I know about those quilt tops lurking in the corners, hoping one day they will become a quilt. I found some the other day and have nearly finished one! I have one that I have to unpick a whole lot of because, ahem, someone may have cut the pieces out at different sizes and they won't play together plus I then have the horrid feeling I kept the teensy scraps and threw out the edge pieces! So it needs a fair bit of remodelling.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your efforts!
The quilt is fantastic Rachael, especially the fussy cut centres, you have to put it back together so we can all see how fabulous it is.
ReplyDeleteThe letters, heart and X's look wonderful too.
Wow. I really like your UFO as it's such a nice compilation of quilt patterns! Great choices :-)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week,
Judy
Hi Rachael...I love it all...especially the UFO with the fussy cutting centre! You are soooo talented girl!
ReplyDeleteTonya's gonna love the letters, I can't wait to see what she makes with all of out blocks and bits.
ReplyDeleteHappy sewing
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