I am in a new bee, Bee a Brit Stingy, along with some amazing bloggy friends new and old. It doesn't start until January. The problem with that is we are sharing ideas and pictures of current projects to keep the interest going until then. Karen posted some new + and x blocks in the bee pool and I just loved them. I tried to resist but it only took 2 days before I was making my own!
The thing is, I was aiming for low volume, I love the fresh look it gives, almost calm and uncluttered whilst seeming to be able to contain a lot of different prints. I love that combination. However, I don't seem to be unable to do low volume! I haven't many suitable fabrics in my stash but I was sure I had enough for a few blocks to start with. But the colour sneakily crept in!
It got me thinking, as much as I love low volume, how would it work in our house, with a potty training toddler, a messy 7 year old, clumsy husband and a grubby dark haired dog?!
One day I will have a low volume quilt, I will also most likely be retired, have no children at home and a lot more money spare to buy the right fabric! Until then I will have scrappy busy quilts that can hide stains well (no-one is to mention the insane amount of white in my just finished Aneela Sample Quilt, OK?!)
I'm going to be spending the weekend hoping I can hunt out more suitable scraps to make into blocks :-)
Lovely! I have just made these same blocks in our Bee, but with rather loud Oakshotts in the middle. But I do like this lower volume version x
ReplyDeleteha ha! glad to be such a bad influence! your blocks are gorgeous, Emily ;-)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love low volume too but like you, I can't stop I wee bit of colour jumping in :)
ReplyDeletenever mind the low volume thing - those are gorgeous just as they are!
ReplyDeleteThe blocks look lovely with the colour!
ReplyDeleteWell, you might not think that they're low volume, but I think that they're gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThese blocks are just so damn pretty!
ReplyDeletelove these !! They look so great, I really like the low volume look too :)
ReplyDeleteJessie, xo
Gorgeous blocks. Di x
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are gorgeous - low volume or no low volume. I admit I didn't really get the low volume thing as I love me a bit of colour so I'm looking forward to seeing all the low volume quilts come out. Meanwhile I shall buck the trend ;-)
ReplyDeleteBwhahaha, good to see you're leading each other astray in advance of the actual event :oD Love these blocks :o)
ReplyDeleteLove your blocks, can't do without a bit of colour I am afraid so low-volume is never going to work for me!
ReplyDeleteThe blocks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThey look great!
ReplyDeleteI really love those blocks just as they are.
ReplyDeleteMid volume ! Love them and I may get sucked into this too! Drat the pair of you!
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