Today we have our first meeting of the Louisville Modern Quilt Guild, and our assignment was to bring a block that represented our tastes in modern quilting.
Of course, I couldn’t do something easy, and I put it off till the last minute, so I had to scramble to get something done.
My vision was to create a series of magazine blocks to tie in with my job as an editor. I took the magazine I work on and made some measurements, rounding up or down where necessary and came up with a block that would be like the cover:
Unfortunately, this didn’t really work for me. The part with the blue with the glasses and pencils (known as the banner) just doesn’t stand out enough in the sea of letters. I do like the selvage standing in for the title, but it gets lost in the letters, too.
I debated on and off, and as usual, way over-thought it. Finally, I remembered my recent purchase of “Tula Pink’s City Sampler: 100 Modern Blocks” and decided to look there. Though I started out with one of the rectangle patterns, I thought one of the squares would work better with the fussy-cut typewriter.
I’m much happier with this block than the one above.The focus is more intriguing and the text fabric doesn’t overwhelm anything like it did in my first attempt. I also love that it wasn’t perfectly symmetrical, either.
I’ll certainly attempt to design something in the future, but for now, I think I’ll stick with the experts. If you’re interested, follow the links to learn more about the Louisville Modern Quilt Guild or the national organization.
XOXO,
Sandra
love your choice of fabrics! you have also prompted me to look up quilds in my area. i am new to quilting, so i need all the help and support i can get! that first challenge sounds like a lot of fun. you’ll have to keep us updated on some of the other “assignments” you receive 🙂
Thank you so much and welcome to quilting! Some of the most fun for me is picking out the fabrics, whether it’s the whole collection or just a few pieces that I can pair with something else from the same color family or with solids. I hope to have photos from yesterday’s meeting up within a few days, so either check back here or visit the LMQG blog. And if you can’t find a guild in your area, do what I did and start your own. 🙂