Uncorked, Day One

What? Is that the sound of a bottle being opened? Isn't that what we do to get the contents out? Well, not THAT uncorked! I'm talking about a gorgeous set of fabrics released a few years ago that are still going strong.

Uncorked Collection by Windham Fabrics

 I have made several quilts and projects using these lovely blenders and have posted here before (I think). This next quilt used some simple squares:

Uncorked squares ready to become a quilt

They became this quilt which is an updated version of one I made in 2002. Check out that border - when you only have fat quarters to work with, you have to get creative and piece a border. I followed the lines of the blocks in the center.

98 Dancing Squares: 5" blocks

This is a remake of a quilt I made long ago for my first book (Bold, Black and Beautiful Quilts, AQS 2004). It first appeared in Quilt Magazine, 2002.

98 Dancing Squares

I used some basic solids for that quilt with gold metallic thread to zigzag around the center patches. The dancing squares are not pieced - each block has 2 patches - a bigger square and the smaller one in the center, hence the appliqué.

I'll be back on Monday with another quilt (or two) made using the Uncorked Collection. And a block from my new calendar on Tuesday (because it's the first of July!)

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