I began this project in 2017. No, wait; I'll do the math - 6+ years! I finally got the blocks together into a quilt top, but, for the life of me - I can't find it.
Here is the block. I call it Isadora. I made 10 of them in various prints. If you visit the
blog post you will find the cutting sizes of all these patches!
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Isadora with blue tiaras and gold diamonds |
This uses a few diamonds. I cut these with my rotary cutter.
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Rotary cut diamonds |
Then I cut my half-hexagons. I used my 60 degree triangle ruler. When you purchase one of my
60 degree rulers I include a two page tip sheet for cutting:
- Whole hexagons
- Half hexagons
- 60 degreeTriangles (duh)
- 30 degree setting triangles
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Half hexagons in blue and gold |
I cut a whole hexagon from this gorgeous blue print. This finishes to 5" from flat side to flat side. This was cut from 5-1/2" strips. I did NOT cut this with a fixed size acrylic template. Just my handy, dandy
60 degree triangle ruler! I added two triangles, which are 3" finished height. Now I've got a pieced diamond, right?
Now the fun begins. I joined the half-hexagons with the diamonds. I joined 2 half-hexagons with the unit pictured above. No y-seams, as you can see! This is such an easy block to piece.
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Isadora surrounded with beautiful gems |
Here are 8 of the 10 blocks. They measure 10-1/2" from flat side to flat side (unfinished).
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8 Isadora blocks |
Now I played around with an assembly. I thought of a ring, but then I would have to make something to go in the middle. I didn't want to go there (and it would require a very large piece of fabric)
Here are the blocks put together into a ring. But I didn't really want this arrangement. I've made it before, but it is just a table topper. I don't want another table topper; you can't use a table topper as a lap quilt!
Then I made one more block using a new print fabric and arranged the blocks in rows. Cut 4 diamonds to fill in the space. Only had fat quarters, so I had to get creative with the setting triangles!
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10 Blocks |
Now for the reveal - here is my finished quilt top, but I can't find it. I think perhaps I donated it to my local quilt guild for charity projects (I do that with a few dozen tops a year, so you can't blame me!) The quilt top was finished in July of 2021. Isn't it lovely?
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Titan and Isadora hexagon and diamonds |
It is around 52" x 52". I don't think I was the one to quilt it. But if I do find it in my very crowded closets, I'll make sure I share it with you!
So, don't worry if it takes you a long time to take a quilt from start to finish. You have plenty of company!
Ha, ha, that's something I never worry about. I never did finish my Centennial quilt, and I don't know if it's in storage in Arizona or not. I'd like it to be. Those are definitely vintage fabrics, Concord for one, with tiny flowers, and VIP for another. Someday, maybe I'll see that stuff again and find out. I do quite like that quilt top, though, and the pattern. Thanks for sharing this good thing from the not-so-distant past!
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